1894 – Day 2 of first cricket test between Australia and England, Australia 586 runs (Gregory 201) England 3-130
1929 – National Football League Championship: Green Bay Packers (12-0-1) win first past the post title
1936 – KVL-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KEEN (now KING)
1946 – Giants Filchock and Hapes suspended by NFL, didn’t report bribe attempt
1952 – KHON TV channel 2 in Honolulu, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting
1973 – Pirates of Caribbean ride opens at Disneyland
1986 – 150 killed during race riot in Karachi
1994 – Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard stage drama “A Tuna Christmas” opens at Booth Theate,r NYC; runs for 20 performances
1995 – The European Communities Court of Justice hands down the “Bosman ruling”, giving EU footballers the right to a free transfer at the end of their contracts, with the provision that they are transferring from one UEFA Federation to another.
2021 – COVID-19 Omicron variant called “probably the most significant threat” of the pandemic by head of UK Health Security Agency, warning of “staggering” growth in next few days