On August 22, 1851, the schooner America triumphed over more than a dozen British ships in a race off the English coast, winning a trophy that would later be known as the America’s Cup.
In 1791, the Haitian Revolution erupted as enslaved people in Saint-Domingue rose up against French colonial rule.
In 1910, Japan formally annexed Korea, a control that lasted until the conclusion of World War II.
In 1922, Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins was fatally shot, reportedly by members of the Irish Republican Army who opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty that Collins had co-signed.
In 1965, a fierce fourteen-minute brawl broke out between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers after Giants pitcher Juan Marichal hit Dodgers catcher John Roseboro on the head with a baseball bat. Despite the incident, Marichal and Roseboro later reconciled and became lifelong friends.
In 1968, Pope Paul VI made history by becoming the first pope to visit South America, arriving in Bogota, Colombia.
In 1972, John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile took seven employees hostage during a failed robbery at a Chase Manhattan Bank branch in Brooklyn, New York. The standoff ended with Wojtowicz’s arrest and Naturile’s death at the hands of the FBI, an event that inspired the 1975 film “Dog Day Afternoon.”
In 1989, Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, was shot and killed in Oakland, California.
In 1992, on the second day of the Ruby Ridge standoff in Idaho, an FBI sharpshooter killed Vicki Weaver, the wife of white separatist Randy Weaver.
In 1996, President Bill Clinton signed welfare reform legislation that ended guaranteed cash assistance for the poor and imposed work requirements on recipients.
In 2003, Alabama’s chief justice, Roy Moore, was suspended for defying a federal court order to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of his courthouse.
Today in History: December 20
A Look Back At Today, December 20
The Louisiana Purchase was completed.
“It’s a Wonderful Life” premiered at the Globe Theater.
The United States launched Operation Just Cause.
The United States Space Force was established.
Today in History: December 19
Today in History: December 19
In 1777, General George Washington led an army of more than 12,000 soldiers to Valley Forge.
In 1972, Apollo 17 splashed down in the Pacific, concluding the Apollo program.
In 2011, North Korean announced the death of Kim Jong Il and proclaimed Kim Jong Un as the leader.
In 2022, the House Jan. 6 Committee urged the Justice Department to bring criminal charges against the previous president
Today in History: December 18
Today in History: December 18
In 1865, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery, was proclaimed in effect.
In 1892, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet “The Nutcracker” publicly premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia; although now considered a classic, it received a generally negative reception from critics.
In 1957, the Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the first nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States, went on line. (It was taken out of service in 1982.)
In 2011, the last convoy of heavily armored U.S. troops left Iraq, crossing into Kuwait in darkness in the final moments of a nearly nine-year war.
Today in History: December 17
Today in History: December 17
In 1903 The Wright brothers’ flight redefined the possibilities of travel and opened the skies to human exploration.
In 1933 The first NFL championship laid the foundation for professional football’s evolution into a national pastime.
In 1989 “The Simpsons” redefined animated television, blending humor with social commentary to leave an indelible mark on entertainment.
In 1992 NAFTA reshaped North American trade, fostering economic ties while sparking debates on globalization.
In 2014 The U.S.-Cuba rapprochement signaled a pivotal moment in the post-Cold War world, rekindling hopes for reconciliation.
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