1669 – 1st jury trial in Delaware; Marcus Jacobson condemned for insurrection and sentenced to flogging, branding and slavery
1862 – -Jan 3rd] Vicksburg campaign
1918 – Eugene O’Neill’s “Moon of the Caribees” premieres in NYC
1920 – Bert Collins scores 104 on Test Cricket debut v England SCG
1956 – Military coup under colonel Simbolon in Sumatra
1970 – Edward Gierek succeeds Wladyslaw Gomulka as Poland’s communist party leader
1971 – First preview issue of “Ms” magazine is published in the US launched by Gloria Steinem
1984 – 33 unknown Bach keyboard works found in Yale library
1989 – US troops invade Panama and oust Manuel Noriega, but don’t catch him
2005 – New York City’s Transport Workers Union Local 100 goes on strike over pension and wage increases, shutting down all subway and bus services for three days