1620 – 102 Mayflower Pilgrims and about 30 crew land at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts [OS=Dec 11]
1914 – 2,800 African miners strike at the Van Rhyn Deep mines in a bid to redress some of their grievances
1937 – O’Reilly completes 14-98 for cricket match, NSW v South Aust
1948 – 1949 NFL Draft: University of Pennsylvania linebacker/center Chuck Bednarik is selected first by Philadelphia Eagles
1949 – Dutch 1st Chamber accept sovereignty of Indonesia
1962 – Angolin leaves Comecon
1970 – WUTV TV channel 29 in Buffalo, NY (IND) begins broadcasting
1979 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1993 – “The Sign” single released in the US by Ace of Base (Billboard Song of the Year 1994)
1995 – Martina Ertl of Germany wins her 3rd giant slalom world cup