In 1530 Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, onetime advisor to England's King Henry VIII, dies. In 1864 The Colorado militia kills 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians in what becomes known as the "Sand Creek Massacre." In 1877 Edison makes the first sound recording: "Mary Had a Little Lamb." In 1887 The U.S. receives rights to Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii. In 1890 The first Army-Navy football game is played, at West Point, New York. Navy defeats Army, 24-0. In 1897 The first oval-track motorcycle races are run in Surrey, England. In 1929 Navy Lt. Commander Richard E. Byrd radios to say that he had made the first airplane flight over the South Pole. In 1934 Chicago beats Detroit in the first nationally broadcast NFL game. In 1945 The monarchy is abolished in Yugoslavia and a republic proclaimed. In 1947 The U.N. General Assembly passes a resolution calling for the partitioning of Palestine between Arabs and Jews. In 1951 First underground atomic explosion at Frenchman Flat, Nevada...

In 1729 Writer, Charles Thomson (America's first official record keeper) In 1803 Physicist, Christian Doppler (discovered Doppler Effect color shift) In 1811 Wendell Phillips, women's suffrage, antislavery, prison reformer In 1816 Morrison R. Waite, seventh Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court In 1818 Canadian publisher, George Brown (Toronto Globe) In 1832 American author, Louisa May Alcott (Little Women) In 1849 Engineer, Sir Ambrose Fleming (invented the diode) In 1866 British astronomer, Ernest William Brown (motion of the moon) In 1876 First female governor, Nellie Taylor Ross (Wyoming) In 1895 Actor/director, Busby Berkeley In 1898 English scholar/sci-fi writer, C.S. Lewis In 1900 Propaganda broadcaster, Mildred E. Gillars (Axis Sally) [d: 6-25-88] In 1906 Actor, Luis Van Rooten (One Man's Family) [d: 6-17-73] In 1908 Congressman/minister, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. [d: 4-4-72] In 1915 Jazz pianist/composer, Billy Strayhorn [d: 5-3-67] In 1916 Actress, Fran Ryan (Dori...

In 1899 The first jukebox is installed in San Francisco's Palais Royal Hotel. In 1903 Singer Enrico Caruso makes his American debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. In 1938 Bob Hope and Shirley Ross record "Thanks For The Memory," which would become Hope's theme song. In 1940 "Blueberry Hill" by Glenn Miller is #1 on the charts. In 1959 The musical "Fiorello!" opens on Broadway. In 1959 An RCA spokesman denies the army will change Elvis Presley's style. In 1962 Joan Baez appears on the cover of Time magazine. In 1963 "I'm Leaving It Up To You" by Dale & Grace hits #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart and stayed there for 2 weeks. In 1964 The Beatles' single "I Feel Fine" b/w "She's a Woman" is released in the U.S. In 1964 After the group shows up late for 2 interviews, the BBC bans the Rolling Stones' music. In 1965 Dusty Springfield and Little Richard perform on TV's "Where The Acti...

In 1765 Frederick County, Maryland, repudiates the British Stamp Act. In 1863 A patent is granted for the process of making color photographs. In 1919 The first play-by-play football game broadcast in the UnitedStates. Texas A&M defeated the University of Texas, 7-0. In 1936 The first edition of "Life Magazine" created by Henry R. Luce is published. In 1942 The world record for survival at sea is set when Poon Lim is rescued 133 days after being blown off a torpedoed ship. In 1943 U.S. forces seize control of Tarawa and Makin from the Japanese during the Central Pacific offensive in the Gilbert Islands during World War II. In 1945 Most wartime rationing of foods ends in the United States. In 1948 F.G. Back patents the zoom lens effect. In 1963 President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims November 25th, an international day of mourning following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In 1963 "Dr. Who" premieres on British television. In 1971 People's Republ...

In 1221 King Alfonso X [the Wise] of Castile (1252) In 1616 Mathematician, John Wallis (introduced the infinity math symbol) In 1749 Attorney, Edward Rutledge (signed the Declaration of Independence) In 1804 Franklin Pierce, 14th U.S. president (1853-1857) In 1837 Physicist, Johannes Van Der Waals (liquid states of matter) In 1859 Outlaw, Billy the Kid [William H. Bonney] In 1860 Swedish diplomat, Karl Branting (Nobel-1921) In 1869 Inventor, Valdemar Poulson (first magnetic recordings) In 1887 Actor, Boris Karloff (Frankenstein, Mummy's Curse, The Raven) In 1888 Actor/comedian, "Harpo" Marx (The Marx Brothers) In 1894 Government official, Marion Folsom (wrote 1935 Social Security Act) In 1902 Actor, Victor Jory (Gone With The Wind) [d: 2-11-82] In 1912 Trombonist, Tyree Glenn (Duke Ellington band) [d: 5-18-74] In 1915 Actor, John Dehner (Boys From Brazil, Winds of War) [d: 2-4-92] In 1915 Actress, Ellen Drew (Christmas In July) [d: 12-3-03] In 1916 Bandleader, Perez Prado...

In 1943 Stan Kenton & his Orchestra record "Artistry in Rhythm." In 1948 "All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)" by Spike Jones enters the U.S. charts. In 1954 Sammy Davis, Jr. is involved in a serious auto accident in San Bernardino, CA. 3 days later, Davis lost the sight in his left eye. In 1957 WCFL in Chicago is picketed by the local Elvis Presley fan club when it bans Presley's records. In 1964 Gary Lewis & the Playboys record "This Diamond Ring." In 1965 The Who's lead singer Roger Daltry walks out of a performance in London's Glad Rags Ball because of sound problems. In 1966 "That's Life" by Frank Sinatra and "(I Know) I'm Losing You" by the Temptations both enter the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1966 "You Keep Me Hangin' On" by the Supremes hits #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart and stayed there for 2 weeks. In 1968 The Supremes play a royal command performance before QueenElizabeth II in ...

In 1493 Christopher Columbus discovers Puerto Rico. In 1620 The Mayflower pilgrims reach Cape Cod. In 1794 The U.S. and Britain sign the Jay Treaty resolving matters leftover from the Revolutionary War. In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania. In 1887 American poet Emma Lazarus, who'd written "The New Colossus" to help raise money for the Statue of Liberty's pedestal, dies at age 38. In 1895 The pencil is invented. In 1919 The U.S. Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles. In 1942 During World War II, Russian forces launch their winter offensive against the Germans along the Don front. In 1954 New Jersey's Garden State Parkway installed the first automatic toll collectors. In 1959 Ford Motor Company cancels production of the Edsel. In 1969 Apollo XII astronauts Charles Conrad and Alan Bean made man's second landing on the moon. In 1977 Egyptian...