A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on December 9 throughout history.
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Byzantine general Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city, returning the old capital to its empire
The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans (Latin: Imperator Romanorum; German: Kaiser der Römer) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor...
Douglas Engelbart demonstrates in "The Mother of All Demos" the computer system NLS (oN-Line System) to a live audience in San Francisco, showcasing for the first time the mouse, word processing, windows, hypertext links, video conferencing, real-time collaboration, and other modern computing concep
Presidential elections were held in Poland on 25 November 1990, with a second round on 9 December.
US Marines and allied nations launch an amphibious and airborne operation in Mogadishu, Somalia, to restore order to the war-torn nation. Authorized by UN Security Council Resolution 794, passed on December 3.
First broadcast of "Coronation Street" on British ITV; recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's longest-running television soap opera upon its 50th anniversary in 2010
John Coltrane's Quartet records its greatest work, "A Love Supreme," at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
First game of the Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL): Chicago Hustle vs. Milwaukee Does
Poet Rabindranath Tagore (22) weds Mrinalini Devi in an arranged marriage
Entertainer Milton Berle (45) marries for the third time Ruth Cosgrove (32)
NBA player Bill Russell (22) weds college sweetheart Rose Swisher; divorce in 1973
Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American aviator, aerospace engineer, business magnate, film producer, and investor.
Writer Walter Lippmann (48) divorces first wife Faye Albertson after 20 years of marriage
William McChord Hurt (March 20, 1950 – March 13, 2022) was an American actor. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he received various accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award,...
Battle of the Camel: Caliph Ali beats a rebellion near Basra led by Aisha, Mohamed's third wife
Battle of Marj Ardabil, Turkic Khazar army led by Barjik defeats Umayyad force, with 20,000 killed including general al-Jarrah ibn Abdallah, whose head is mounted on a throne
Swiss Woudsteden renews Eternal Covenant (Oath Society)
The Old University of Leuven is the name historians give to the university, or studium generale, founded in Leuven, Brabant (then part of the Burgundian Netherlands, now part of Belgium), in 1425.
The Geuzen (a confederacy of Calvinist Dutch nobles) under Herman de Ruyter occupies Loevestein
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles was born into the House of Stuart as the second son...
Settler Hugh Bewitt banished from Mass colony when he declares himself to be free of original sin
Dutch troops occupy harbor city Quilon (Coilan) India
Jews are expelled from Breslau Silesia
Great Britain & Netherlands sign military treaty
The Treaty of Paris, also known as the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763 by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement, following Great Britain and...
First execution at Newgate Jail in London (now the site of the Central Criminal Court aka the Old Bailey), relocated from Tyburn (now the site of Marble Arch)
Comet 3D/1805 V1 (Biela) approaches within 0.0366 AUs of Earth
Battle of Ayacucho (Candorcangui), Peru defeats Spain
Mikhail Glinka's opera "Russlan and Ludmilla" premieres at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, in St. Petersburg, Russia
1st Young Men's Christian Association in North America set up in Montreal
Bushehrɾ] ) is a port city in the Central District of Bushehr County, Bushehr province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county and the district.
The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War was a United States congressional committee started on December 9, 1861, and was dismissed in May 1865.
William Ewart Gladstone ( GLAD-stən; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician, starting as Conservative MP for Newark and later becoming the leader of the...
The Knights of Labor (K of L), officially the Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor, was the largest American labor movement of the 19th century, claiming for a time nearly one million...
Russo-Turkish War: Turkish troops attempt to break Russian and Romanian encirclement of Plevna, Ottoman Empire (now Pleven, Bulgaria), fails
New Brunswick adopts Eastern Standard Time (until 1902)
Levant Richardson patents roller skates with ball bearings
Newcastle United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England.
Roman Catholics win Parliamentary election in Belgium
Marguerite Durand (24 January 1864 – 16 March 1936) was a French stage actress, journalist, and a leading suffragette. She founded her own newspaper, and ran for election.
Siege of Ladysmith: Boer forces storm King's Post and Caesar's Camp but are driven back by British defenders
AL announces purchase of grounds for a stadium in NY
Norwegian parliament votes unanimiously for female suffrage
The 1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and State (French: Loi du 9 décembre 1905 concernant la séparation des Églises et de l'État) was passed by the Chamber of Deputies on 3 July...
Christmas seals are adhesive labels that are similar in appearance to postage stamps that are sold then affixed to mail during the Christmas season to raise funds and awareness for charitable...
Gustav Mahler was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation.
The German Reichstag adopts a progressive social law restricting hours of factory work by young people and women
Henry W. Walden flies the first US monoplane on Long Island, New York
French troops occupy the Moroccan harbor city of Agadir
Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, (23 April 1861 – 14 May 1936) was a senior British Army officer and imperial governor.
Mainz is the capital and largest city of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, and with around 223,000 inhabitants, it is Germany's 35th-largest city.
Gabriel Józef Narutowicz was a Polish engineer and politician who served as the first president of Poland from 11 December 1922 until his assassination five days after assuming office.
Michael Hainisch re-elected Austrian president
AL extends Ban Johnson's contract to 1935 and raises is salary to $40,000
USGA legalizes steel shaft golf clubs
Baseball cuts squad from 25 to 23 players and NL continues to prohibit uniform numbers
Romania prohibits fascist Iron Guard
The Heisman Trophy, one of the highest individual awards in American college football, has been awarded annually since its creation in 1935.
AL OKs night baseball for St Louis
The 1939 NFL draft was held on December 9, 1938, at the New Yorker Hotel in New York City, New York. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Cardinals selected center Ki Aldrich.
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
British assault on Benghazi, Libya: first major allied offensive in North Africa
After the invasion of the Philippines by the Japanese in 1941, several Americans, civilian and military, evaded capture or escaped imprisonment. This occurred on several islands in the archipelago.
Menahem Presser (19) makes his Carnegie Hall debut as soloist in Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto, with the Philadelphia Orchestra, under Eugene Ormandy's direction (NYC)
UN General Assembly unanimously approves Convention on Genocide
The Indonesian National Revolution (Indonesian: Revolusi Nasional Indonesia), also known as the Indonesian War of Independence, was an armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between the Republic of...
West German voters approve merger of 3 states to form Baden-Wurttemberg
Great Smog of London (England): Wind resumes, lifting city's worst smog after 4 days; over 8,000 deaths attributed to conditions; clean air legislation enacted in its wake [1] [2]
General Electric announces all Communist employees will be fired
Dmitri Shostakovich appointed honored guest of Royal Swedish Academy of Music
1st Japanese ambassador to Israel
Robert Henry Winborne Welch Jr. (December 1, 1899 – January 6, 1985) was an American businessman, political organizer, and conspiracy theorist.
Tanganyika gains independence from Britain, lights the Ukuru (Freedom) Torch on the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro
"I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes on Broadway
American folk-rock band The Wellingtons guest star in "Don't Bug the Mosquitoes" episode of the American TV sitcom "Gilligan's Island"
Frank Robinson (August 31, 1935 – February 7, 2019), nicknamed "the Judge", was an American professional baseball outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for five teams over...
Final performances of soul singer Otis Redding: WEWS -TV teen dance show "Upbeat" in the afternoon, and evening gig at Leos's Casino, both in Cleveland, Ohio
Dutch Antilles: government of Petronia falls
In October 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) announced that it was implementing a total oil embargo against countries that had supported Israel at any point during...
Dow Jones Industrial Average hits 570.01
Howard Cosell briefly interviews rocker John Lennon, and Frank Gifford chats with California governor Ronald Reagan, during halftime of Monday Night Football broadcast from the Coliseum in Los Angeles, California
Jack Brisco beats Giant Baba in Tokyo, to become NWA wrestling champ
Iraq completes nationalization by taking over the BP, CFP, and Shell shares of the Basrah Petroleum Company
Boston () is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States.
World Boxing Council first to reduce the length of championship fights from 15 to 12 rounds, and allows referees to order standing 8-count for fighters in trouble
Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
The 1984 Los Angeles Rams season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League, their 48th overall, and their 39th in the Greater Los Angeles Area.
SF 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice begins NFL streak of 274 consecutive games with a reception in a 27-20 loss to LA Rams at Candlestick Park
NY Yankees sign 12-year television contract with MSG for $500M
Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 3k ladies (4:10.80)
Margaret Carolyn Schott was an American baseball executive. Serving as managing general partner, president and CEO of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds franchise from 1984 to 1999, she was the...
Ivory Coast Premier Ouattara resigns
5m meteor 1994 XM1 passes within 100,000 km of Earth
Tottenham defender Ledley King scores fastest goal in English Premier League history when he nets after 9.82 seconds in 3-3 draw at Bradford City
"Peter Pan" live action adventure film adaptation of the 1904 play and 1911 by J.M. Barrie premieres in London; flops at the box office
72nd Heisman Trophy Award: Troy Smith, Ohio State (QB)
Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for a number of alleged crimes, including attempting to sell the United States Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama
13 people are killed and 10 are injured after a bus rolls of a cliff and falls 100 meters in Taiwan
The Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program is a report compiled by the bipartisan United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) about...
The Girl on the Train is a 2015 psychological thriller novel by British author Paula Hawkins.
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ( a-KUUF-oh ah-DOH; born 29 March 1944) is a Ghanaian politician who served as the 13th president of Ghana from January 2017 to January 2025.
Kevin Luke "Cub" Swanson is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan is an Armenian politician who is serving as the 16th and current prime minister of Armenia since 8 May 2018.
Chilean Air Force plane lost on flight to Antarctica with presumed loss of 38 lives
Pfizer Inc. ( FY-zər) is an American multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation headquartered at The Spiral in Manhattan, New York City.
Jussie Smollett is an American actor, filmmaker and singer. He began his career as a child actor in 1991 debuting in The Mighty Ducks (1992).
89th Heisman Trophy Award: Jayden Daniels, LSU (QB)
Google unveils a new quantum computer, capable of performing a mathematical calculation in 5 minutes that the most powerful supercomputers could not complete in 10 septillion years [1]
Bob Hawke is born
Judi Dench, English actress, known for english actress, was born on 1935-12-09. Dame Judith Olivia Dench is a retired English actress.
John Malkovich, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1954-12-09. John Gavin Malkovich is an American actor, producer and director.
Felicity Huffman, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1963-12-09. Felicity Kendall Huffman is an American actress.
Kurt Angle, American wrestler, known for american wrestler, was born on 1969-12-09. Kurt Steven Angle is an American retired professional wrestler and amateur wrestler.
Tom Kite is born
McKayla Maroney, American athlete, known for american artistic gymnast, was born on 1996-12-09. McKayla Rose Maroney is an American former artistic gymnast.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. actor, film producer, and u.s. navy officer, known for american actor, film producer, and u.s. navy officer, was born on 1909-12-09. Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr.
Gustaf Dalén, Swedish engineer and inventor, known for swedish engineer and inventor, died on 1937-12-09.
Branch Rickey, American baseball player, manager, and executive, known for american baseball player, manager, and executive, died on 1965-12-09.
Archie Moore, American professional boxer, known for american professional boxer, died on 1998-12-09.
Byzantine general Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city, returning the old capital to its empire
Battle of the Camel: Caliph Ali beats a rebellion near Basra led by Aisha, Mohamed's third wife
Battle of Marj Ardabil, Turkic Khazar army led by Barjik defeats Umayyad force, with 20,000 killed including general al-Jarrah ibn Abdallah, whose head is mounted on a throne
The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans (Latin: Imperator Romanorum; German: Kaiser der Römer) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor...
Swiss Woudsteden renews Eternal Covenant (Oath Society)
The Old University of Leuven is the name historians give to the university, or studium generale, founded in Leuven, Brabant (then part of the Burgundian Netherlands, now part of Belgium), in 1425.
The Geuzen (a confederacy of Calvinist Dutch nobles) under Herman de Ruyter occupies Loevestein
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles was born into the House of Stuart as the second son...
Settler Hugh Bewitt banished from Mass colony when he declares himself to be free of original sin
Dutch troops occupy harbor city Quilon (Coilan) India
Jews are expelled from Breslau Silesia
Great Britain & Netherlands sign military treaty
The Treaty of Paris, also known as the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763 by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement, following Great Britain and...
First execution at Newgate Jail in London (now the site of the Central Criminal Court aka the Old Bailey), relocated from Tyburn (now the site of Marble Arch)
Comet 3D/1805 V1 (Biela) approaches within 0.0366 AUs of Earth
Battle of Ayacucho (Candorcangui), Peru defeats Spain
Mikhail Glinka's opera "Russlan and Ludmilla" premieres at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, in St. Petersburg, Russia
1st Young Men's Christian Association in North America set up in Montreal
Bushehrɾ] ) is a port city in the Central District of Bushehr County, Bushehr province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county and the district.
The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War was a United States congressional committee started on December 9, 1861, and was dismissed in May 1865.
William Ewart Gladstone ( GLAD-stən; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician, starting as Conservative MP for Newark and later becoming the leader of the...
The Knights of Labor (K of L), officially the Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor, was the largest American labor movement of the 19th century, claiming for a time nearly one million...
Russo-Turkish War: Turkish troops attempt to break Russian and Romanian encirclement of Plevna, Ottoman Empire (now Pleven, Bulgaria), fails
Poet Rabindranath Tagore (22) weds Mrinalini Devi in an arranged marriage
New Brunswick adopts Eastern Standard Time (until 1902)
Levant Richardson patents roller skates with ball bearings
Newcastle United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England.
Roman Catholics win Parliamentary election in Belgium
Marguerite Durand (24 January 1864 – 16 March 1936) was a French stage actress, journalist, and a leading suffragette. She founded her own newspaper, and ran for election.
Siege of Ladysmith: Boer forces storm King's Post and Caesar's Camp but are driven back by British defenders
AL announces purchase of grounds for a stadium in NY
Norwegian parliament votes unanimiously for female suffrage
The 1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and State (French: Loi du 9 décembre 1905 concernant la séparation des Églises et de l'État) was passed by the Chamber of Deputies on 3 July...
Christmas seals are adhesive labels that are similar in appearance to postage stamps that are sold then affixed to mail during the Christmas season to raise funds and awareness for charitable...
Gustav Mahler was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation.
The German Reichstag adopts a progressive social law restricting hours of factory work by young people and women
Henry W. Walden flies the first US monoplane on Long Island, New York
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. actor, film producer, and u.s. navy officer, known for american actor, film producer, and u.s. navy officer, was born on 1909-12-09. Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr.
French troops occupy the Moroccan harbor city of Agadir
Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, (23 April 1861 – 14 May 1936) was a senior British Army officer and imperial governor.
Mainz is the capital and largest city of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, and with around 223,000 inhabitants, it is Germany's 35th-largest city.
Gabriel Józef Narutowicz was a Polish engineer and politician who served as the first president of Poland from 11 December 1922 until his assassination five days after assuming office.
Michael Hainisch re-elected Austrian president
AL extends Ban Johnson's contract to 1935 and raises is salary to $40,000
USGA legalizes steel shaft golf clubs
Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American aviator, aerospace engineer, business magnate, film producer, and investor.
Bob Hawke is born
Baseball cuts squad from 25 to 23 players and NL continues to prohibit uniform numbers
Romania prohibits fascist Iron Guard
The Heisman Trophy, one of the highest individual awards in American college football, has been awarded annually since its creation in 1935.
Judi Dench, English actress, known for english actress, was born on 1935-12-09. Dame Judith Olivia Dench is a retired English actress.
AL OKs night baseball for St Louis
Writer Walter Lippmann (48) divorces first wife Faye Albertson after 20 years of marriage
Gustaf Dalén, Swedish engineer and inventor, known for swedish engineer and inventor, died on 1937-12-09.
The 1939 NFL draft was held on December 9, 1938, at the New Yorker Hotel in New York City, New York. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Cardinals selected center Ki Aldrich.
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
British assault on Benghazi, Libya: first major allied offensive in North Africa
After the invasion of the Philippines by the Japanese in 1941, several Americans, civilian and military, evaded capture or escaped imprisonment. This occurred on several islands in the archipelago.
Menahem Presser (19) makes his Carnegie Hall debut as soloist in Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto, with the Philadelphia Orchestra, under Eugene Ormandy's direction (NYC)
UN General Assembly unanimously approves Convention on Genocide
The Indonesian National Revolution (Indonesian: Revolusi Nasional Indonesia), also known as the Indonesian War of Independence, was an armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between the Republic of...
Tom Kite is born
West German voters approve merger of 3 states to form Baden-Wurttemberg
Great Smog of London (England): Wind resumes, lifting city's worst smog after 4 days; over 8,000 deaths attributed to conditions; clean air legislation enacted in its wake [1] [2]
Entertainer Milton Berle (45) marries for the third time Ruth Cosgrove (32)
General Electric announces all Communist employees will be fired
Dmitri Shostakovich appointed honored guest of Royal Swedish Academy of Music
John Malkovich, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1954-12-09. John Gavin Malkovich is an American actor, producer and director.
NBA player Bill Russell (22) weds college sweetheart Rose Swisher; divorce in 1973
1st Japanese ambassador to Israel
Robert Henry Winborne Welch Jr. (December 1, 1899 – January 6, 1985) was an American businessman, political organizer, and conspiracy theorist.
First broadcast of "Coronation Street" on British ITV; recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's longest-running television soap opera upon its 50th anniversary in 2010
Tanganyika gains independence from Britain, lights the Ukuru (Freedom) Torch on the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro
"I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes on Broadway
Felicity Huffman, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1963-12-09. Felicity Kendall Huffman is an American actress.
John Coltrane's Quartet records its greatest work, "A Love Supreme," at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
American folk-rock band The Wellingtons guest star in "Don't Bug the Mosquitoes" episode of the American TV sitcom "Gilligan's Island"
Frank Robinson (August 31, 1935 – February 7, 2019), nicknamed "the Judge", was an American professional baseball outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for five teams over...
Branch Rickey, American baseball player, manager, and executive, known for american baseball player, manager, and executive, died on 1965-12-09.
Final performances of soul singer Otis Redding: WEWS -TV teen dance show "Upbeat" in the afternoon, and evening gig at Leos's Casino, both in Cleveland, Ohio
Douglas Engelbart demonstrates in "The Mother of All Demos" the computer system NLS (oN-Line System) to a live audience in San Francisco, showcasing for the first time the mouse, word processing, windows, hypertext links, video conferencing, real-time collaboration, and other modern computing concep
Kurt Angle, American wrestler, known for american wrestler, was born on 1969-12-09. Kurt Steven Angle is an American retired professional wrestler and amateur wrestler.
Dutch Antilles: government of Petronia falls
In October 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) announced that it was implementing a total oil embargo against countries that had supported Israel at any point during...
Dow Jones Industrial Average hits 570.01
Howard Cosell briefly interviews rocker John Lennon, and Frank Gifford chats with California governor Ronald Reagan, during halftime of Monday Night Football broadcast from the Coliseum in Los Angeles, California
Jack Brisco beats Giant Baba in Tokyo, to become NWA wrestling champ
Iraq completes nationalization by taking over the BP, CFP, and Shell shares of the Basrah Petroleum Company
First game of the Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL): Chicago Hustle vs. Milwaukee Does
Boston () is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States.
William McChord Hurt (March 20, 1950 – March 13, 2022) was an American actor. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he received various accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award,...
World Boxing Council first to reduce the length of championship fights from 15 to 12 rounds, and allows referees to order standing 8-count for fighters in trouble
Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
The 1984 Los Angeles Rams season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League, their 48th overall, and their 39th in the Greater Los Angeles Area.
SF 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice begins NFL streak of 274 consecutive games with a reception in a 27-20 loss to LA Rams at Candlestick Park
NY Yankees sign 12-year television contract with MSG for $500M
Presidential elections were held in Poland on 25 November 1990, with a second round on 9 December.
Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 3k ladies (4:10.80)
US Marines and allied nations launch an amphibious and airborne operation in Mogadishu, Somalia, to restore order to the war-torn nation. Authorized by UN Security Council Resolution 794, passed on December 3.
Margaret Carolyn Schott was an American baseball executive. Serving as managing general partner, president and CEO of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds franchise from 1984 to 1999, she was the...
Ivory Coast Premier Ouattara resigns
5m meteor 1994 XM1 passes within 100,000 km of Earth
McKayla Maroney, American athlete, known for american artistic gymnast, was born on 1996-12-09. McKayla Rose Maroney is an American former artistic gymnast.
Archie Moore, American professional boxer, known for american professional boxer, died on 1998-12-09.
Tottenham defender Ledley King scores fastest goal in English Premier League history when he nets after 9.82 seconds in 3-3 draw at Bradford City
"Peter Pan" live action adventure film adaptation of the 1904 play and 1911 by J.M. Barrie premieres in London; flops at the box office
72nd Heisman Trophy Award: Troy Smith, Ohio State (QB)
Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for a number of alleged crimes, including attempting to sell the United States Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama
13 people are killed and 10 are injured after a bus rolls of a cliff and falls 100 meters in Taiwan
The Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program is a report compiled by the bipartisan United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) about...
The Girl on the Train is a 2015 psychological thriller novel by British author Paula Hawkins.
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ( a-KUUF-oh ah-DOH; born 29 March 1944) is a Ghanaian politician who served as the 13th president of Ghana from January 2017 to January 2025.
Kevin Luke "Cub" Swanson is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan is an Armenian politician who is serving as the 16th and current prime minister of Armenia since 8 May 2018.
Chilean Air Force plane lost on flight to Antarctica with presumed loss of 38 lives
Pfizer Inc. ( FY-zər) is an American multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation headquartered at The Spiral in Manhattan, New York City.
Jussie Smollett is an American actor, filmmaker and singer. He began his career as a child actor in 1991 debuting in The Mighty Ducks (1992).
89th Heisman Trophy Award: Jayden Daniels, LSU (QB)
Google unveils a new quantum computer, capable of performing a mathematical calculation in 5 minutes that the most powerful supercomputers could not complete in 10 septillion years [1]