1124 – Chancellor Haimeric selects pope (Lamberto becomes Honorius II)
1167 – Sicilian chancellor Stephen du Perche moves the royal court to Messina to prevent a rebellion.
1688 – Lord Delamere sides with King James II [NS 12/25]
1926 – Facist national symbol elevated in Italy
1929 – Swiss pilot Walter Mittelholzer is the first to fly over Mt. Kilimanjaro
1962 – Vaughn Meader’s “1st Family” album goes #1 and stays #1 for 12 weeks
1974 – A’s Catfish Hunter is ruled a free agent (later signs with Yankees)
2002 – 68th Heisman Trophy Award: Carson Palmer, USC (QB)
2009 – Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner makes its maiden flight from Seattle, Washington.
2015 – Mayor of Flint, Michigan declares state of emergency over contaminated water supplies amid calls for a criminal investigation