- 1799] “Happy Trails“: George Washington dies from a throat infection at his home in Mount Vernon (VA) at 67…
- 1911] Polarized: Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen become the first man to reach the South Pole…
- 1946] Welcome, now move: The United Nations General Assembly votes to establish the U.N. headquarters in Manhattan. In celebration of this day, can we now get them to move???
- 1947] Y’all start your engines: The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is founded in Daytona Beach…
- 1955] Debuted on this date: The Tappan Zee Bridge opens to traffic…1977] “Saturday Night Fever” starring John Travolta has its world premiere…
- 1972] Mooned: Eugene Cernan is the last person to walk on the moon, after he and Harrison Schmitt complete the third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA) of Apollo 17…
- 1981] Grabbing the Golan: Israel annexes the Golan Heights, seized from Syria in 1967…
- 1999] Peanuts stripped: Charles M. Schulz announces he is retiring the ‘Peanuts’ comic strip…
- 2000] Wedding Bells: The FTC unanimously approves the $111 billion merger of America Online and Time Warner, the latter’s worst decision…
- 2008] Shoe business: President George W. Bush dodges shoes thrown at him by an Iraqi journalist who apparently didn’t want the U.S. in his country…For more on December 14:
Monday, December 14, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009...
10 Timeline Memories:
