1777 – Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook
1832 – 1st US Negro hospital founded by whites chartered, Savannah, Georgia
1851 – Fire devastates US Library of Congress in Washington, destroys 35,000 volumes
1912 – Irving Fisher patents archiving system with index cards
1928 – George Abbott Theater (Adelphi, 54 St) opens at 152 W 54th St NYC
1932 – Arturo Alessandri wins presidential election in Chile
1935 – National Council of Negro Women forms
1950 – National Football League Championship, Cleveland Stadium: Cleveland Browns beat LA Rams, 30-28; Cleveland has 5 interceptions, Rams 1
1997 – The Sid El-Antri massacre (or Sidi Lamri) in Algeria kills 50-100 people.
2001 – “Time Magazine” names New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani ‘Person of the Year’, for leadership after 9/11 attacks