December 22
Today is the 356th day of 2017, there are nine days left in the year.
1772 - Construction of the first schoolhouse west of the Allegheny Mountains was started in Schoenbrunn, Ohio by Moravian missionaries.
1807 - Congress passed the Embargo Act.
1864 - During the Civil War, Union Gen. William T. Sherman sent a message to President Abraham Lincoln saying, "I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah."
1894 - French army officer Capt. Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court martial that triggered worldwide charges of anti-Semitism. (He was eventually vindicated.)
1912 - Lady Bird Johnson, the wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson, was born Claudio Alta Taylor in Karnack, Texas.
1917 - Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, who later became the first naturalized U.S. citizen to be canonized, died in Chicago at age 67.
1937 - The first, center tube of the Lincoln Tunnel connecting New York City and New Jersey beneath the Hudson River was opened to traffic. (The second tube opened in 1945, the third in 1957.)
1941 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Washington, D.C. for a wartime conference with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1944 - During the Battle of the Bulge, Germany demanded the surrender of American troops at Bastogne, Belgium; Brigadier Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe reportedly replied: "Nuts!"
1977 - Three dozen people were killed when a 250-foot-high grain elevator at the Continental Grain Company plant in Westwego, Louisiana, exploded.
1984 - New York City resident Bernhard Goetz shot four black youths on a Manhattan subway, claiming they were about to rob him.
1989 - Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was overthrown.
1990 - Lech Walesa took the oath of office as Poland's first popularly elected president.
2000 - Pop singer Madonna married film director Guy Ritchie in Scotland. (The couple divorced in 2008.)
2001 - Richard C. Reid, a passenger on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami, tried to ignite explosives in his shoes, but was subdued by flight attendants and fellow passengers.
2001 - Hamid Karzai was sworn in as president of Afghanistan.
2005 - Astronomers announced the discovery of two more rings encircling the planet Uranus.
2010 - President Barack Obama officially repealed the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military policy.
Birthdays
23 - Chris Walker (basketball player)
24 - Meghan Trainor (singer)
24 - Ali Lohan (singer)
27 - Tasie Lawrence (actress)
27 - Jean-Baptiste Maunier (actor)
28 - Jordin Sparks (singer)
33 - Greg Finley (actor)
34 - Joe Dinicol (actor)
34 - Jennifer Hawkins (model)
35 - Natalie Guerico (reality star)
45 - Vanessa Paradis (singer)
47 - Ted Cruz (politician)
55 - Ralph Fiennes (actor)
72 - Diane Sawyer (news anchor)
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Today in Sports History - December 22
1894 - The United States Golf Association (USGA) is formed in New York City.
1915 - The Federal League is dissolved.
1943 - Sporting goods manufacturers received permission to use synthetic rubber for the core of baseballs.
1946 - The Cleveland Browns defeat the New York Yankees 14-9 in the AAFC championship game.
1953 - Jack Dunn III, owner of the International League's Baltimore Orioles, agrees to give up the name to the St. Louis Browns of the American League who were relocating to Baltimore.
1969 - Pete Marovich sets an NCAA record by hitting 30 of 31 free throws in a game.
1974 - Phil Esposito of the Boston Bruins becomes the sixth player in NHL history to score 500 goals.
1996 - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kordell Stewart scores on an 80-yard touchdown run against the Carolina Panthers, the longest touchdown run by a quarterback in NFL history.
1996 - Vinny Testaverde of the Baltimore Ravens became the eighth quarterback in NFL history to throw for more than 4,000 yards and at least 30 touchdowns in a single season.
1996 - Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz became the 11th player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points and record 10,000 career rebounds.
1996 - Brett Hull became the 24th player in NHL history to score 500 goals. He and his father Bobby became the first father-son combination to score 500 goals apiece.
1998 - The American Basketball League (ABL) announced it was suspending operations and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Today is the 356th day of 2017, there are nine days left in the year.
1772 - Construction of the first schoolhouse west of the Allegheny Mountains was started in Schoenbrunn, Ohio by Moravian missionaries.
1807 - Congress passed the Embargo Act.
1864 - During the Civil War, Union Gen. William T. Sherman sent a message to President Abraham Lincoln saying, "I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah."
1894 - French army officer Capt. Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court martial that triggered worldwide charges of anti-Semitism. (He was eventually vindicated.)
1912 - Lady Bird Johnson, the wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson, was born Claudio Alta Taylor in Karnack, Texas.
1917 - Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, who later became the first naturalized U.S. citizen to be canonized, died in Chicago at age 67.
1937 - The first, center tube of the Lincoln Tunnel connecting New York City and New Jersey beneath the Hudson River was opened to traffic. (The second tube opened in 1945, the third in 1957.)
1941 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Washington, D.C. for a wartime conference with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1944 - During the Battle of the Bulge, Germany demanded the surrender of American troops at Bastogne, Belgium; Brigadier Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe reportedly replied: "Nuts!"
1977 - Three dozen people were killed when a 250-foot-high grain elevator at the Continental Grain Company plant in Westwego, Louisiana, exploded.
1984 - New York City resident Bernhard Goetz shot four black youths on a Manhattan subway, claiming they were about to rob him.
1989 - Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was overthrown.
1990 - Lech Walesa took the oath of office as Poland's first popularly elected president.
2000 - Pop singer Madonna married film director Guy Ritchie in Scotland. (The couple divorced in 2008.)
2001 - Richard C. Reid, a passenger on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami, tried to ignite explosives in his shoes, but was subdued by flight attendants and fellow passengers.
2001 - Hamid Karzai was sworn in as president of Afghanistan.
2005 - Astronomers announced the discovery of two more rings encircling the planet Uranus.
2010 - President Barack Obama officially repealed the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military policy.
Birthdays
23 - Chris Walker (basketball player)
24 - Meghan Trainor (singer)
24 - Ali Lohan (singer)
27 - Tasie Lawrence (actress)
27 - Jean-Baptiste Maunier (actor)
28 - Jordin Sparks (singer)
33 - Greg Finley (actor)
34 - Joe Dinicol (actor)
34 - Jennifer Hawkins (model)
35 - Natalie Guerico (reality star)
45 - Vanessa Paradis (singer)
47 - Ted Cruz (politician)
55 - Ralph Fiennes (actor)
72 - Diane Sawyer (news anchor)
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Today in Sports History - December 22
1894 - The United States Golf Association (USGA) is formed in New York City.
1915 - The Federal League is dissolved.
1943 - Sporting goods manufacturers received permission to use synthetic rubber for the core of baseballs.
1946 - The Cleveland Browns defeat the New York Yankees 14-9 in the AAFC championship game.
1953 - Jack Dunn III, owner of the International League's Baltimore Orioles, agrees to give up the name to the St. Louis Browns of the American League who were relocating to Baltimore.
1969 - Pete Marovich sets an NCAA record by hitting 30 of 31 free throws in a game.
1974 - Phil Esposito of the Boston Bruins becomes the sixth player in NHL history to score 500 goals.
1996 - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kordell Stewart scores on an 80-yard touchdown run against the Carolina Panthers, the longest touchdown run by a quarterback in NFL history.
1996 - Vinny Testaverde of the Baltimore Ravens became the eighth quarterback in NFL history to throw for more than 4,000 yards and at least 30 touchdowns in a single season.
1996 - Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz became the 11th player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points and record 10,000 career rebounds.
1996 - Brett Hull became the 24th player in NHL history to score 500 goals. He and his father Bobby became the first father-son combination to score 500 goals apiece.
1998 - The American Basketball League (ABL) announced it was suspending operations and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
