December 22
1772 - Construction of the first school house 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 Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial that triggered worldwide charges of anti-Semitism. (Dreyfus was eventually vindicated.)
1941 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Washington for a wartime conference with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1944 - During the World War II Battle of the Bulge, U.S. Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe rejected a German demand for surrender, writing “Nuts!” in his official reply.
1984 - New York City resident Bernhard Goetz shot and wounded four young Black men on a Manhattan subway, alleging they were about to rob him.
1989 - Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu, the last of Eastern Europe’s hard-line Communist rulers, was toppled from power in a popular uprising.
1990 - Lech Walesa took the oath of office as Poland’s first popularly elected president.
1992 - A Libyan Boeing 727 jetliner crashed after a midair collision with a MiG fighter, killing all 157 aboard the jetliner, and both crew members of the fighter jet.
2001 - Hamid Karzai is sworn in as president of Afghanistan.
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. (Reid is serving a life sentence in federal prison.)
2003 - A federal judge ruled the Pentagon couldn’t enforce mandatory anthrax vaccinations for military personnel.
2010 - President Barack Obama officially repealed the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military policy regarding homosexuals serving in the armed forces.
2017 - The wildfire that had burned its way through communities and wilderness northwest of Los Angeles became the largest blaze ever officially recorded in California; it had scorched 273,400 acres and destroyed more than 700 homes.
2020 - President Donald Trump unexpectedly released two videos, one falsely declaring that he had won the election in a “landslide,” and the other urging lawmakers to increase direct payments for most individuals to $2,000 in a COVID relief package, a move opposed by most Republicans.
Birthdays
23 - Joshua Bassett (actor)
25 - GEnevieve Hannelius (actress)
30 - Meghan Trainor (singer)
34 - Jordin Sparks (singer)
34 - Logan Huffman (actor)
39 - Greg Finley (actor)
41 - Harry Ford (actor)
43 - Chris Carmack (actor)
50 - Heather Donahue (actress)
51 - Vanessa Paradis (singer/actress/model)
55 - Dina Meyer (actress)
55 - Lori McKenna (singer)
55 - Lauralee Bell (actress)
61 - Ralph Fiennes (actor)
63 - Luther "Luke" Campbell (rapper)
70 - BernNadette Stanis (actress)
72 - Jan Stephenson (golfer)
75 - Steve Garvey (baseball player)
78 - Diane Sawyer (news anchor)
79 - Steve Carlton (baseball player)
85 - Red Steagall (singer)
87 - Hector Elizondo (actor)
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Today in Sports History - December 22
1894 - The United States Golf Association (USGA) was formed in New York City.
1920 - Joe Lynch beat Peter Herman in the first blow-by-blow radiocast of a boxing match.
1946 - The Cleveland Browns defeat the New York Yankees 14-9 in the AAFC Championship Game.
1969 - Pete Maravich of LSU sets an NCAA single-game basketball record by hitting 30 of 31 free throws.
1974 - Phil Esposito (Boston Bruins) scored his 500th goal as a Bruin.
1996 - Kordell Stewart (Pittsburgh Steelers) ran 80 yards for a touchdown against Carolina. It was the longest scoring run by a quarterback in NFL history.
1996 - Vinny Testaverde (Baltimore Ravens) became the eighth quarterback in NFL history to pass for 4,000 yards and throw at least 30 touchdown passes in a single season.
1996 - Karl Malone (Utah Jazz) became the 11th player to get 20,000 career points and 10,000 career rebounds.
1996 - Brett Hull became the 24th player in NHL history to score 500 goals. Brett and his father Bobby became the first father-son combination to score 500 goals apiece.
1998 - The American Basketball League (ABL) announced that it was suspending operations and filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
2019 - New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas sets an NFL record for most catches in a season with 144, breaking the old record of 143 set by Marvin Harrison in 2002.
1772 - Construction of the first school house 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 Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial that triggered worldwide charges of anti-Semitism. (Dreyfus was eventually vindicated.)
1941 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Washington for a wartime conference with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1944 - During the World War II Battle of the Bulge, U.S. Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe rejected a German demand for surrender, writing “Nuts!” in his official reply.
1984 - New York City resident Bernhard Goetz shot and wounded four young Black men on a Manhattan subway, alleging they were about to rob him.
1989 - Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu, the last of Eastern Europe’s hard-line Communist rulers, was toppled from power in a popular uprising.
1990 - Lech Walesa took the oath of office as Poland’s first popularly elected president.
1992 - A Libyan Boeing 727 jetliner crashed after a midair collision with a MiG fighter, killing all 157 aboard the jetliner, and both crew members of the fighter jet.
2001 - Hamid Karzai is sworn in as president of Afghanistan.
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. (Reid is serving a life sentence in federal prison.)
2003 - A federal judge ruled the Pentagon couldn’t enforce mandatory anthrax vaccinations for military personnel.
2010 - President Barack Obama officially repealed the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military policy regarding homosexuals serving in the armed forces.
2017 - The wildfire that had burned its way through communities and wilderness northwest of Los Angeles became the largest blaze ever officially recorded in California; it had scorched 273,400 acres and destroyed more than 700 homes.
2020 - President Donald Trump unexpectedly released two videos, one falsely declaring that he had won the election in a “landslide,” and the other urging lawmakers to increase direct payments for most individuals to $2,000 in a COVID relief package, a move opposed by most Republicans.
Birthdays
23 - Joshua Bassett (actor)
25 - GEnevieve Hannelius (actress)
30 - Meghan Trainor (singer)
34 - Jordin Sparks (singer)
34 - Logan Huffman (actor)
39 - Greg Finley (actor)
41 - Harry Ford (actor)
43 - Chris Carmack (actor)
50 - Heather Donahue (actress)
51 - Vanessa Paradis (singer/actress/model)
55 - Dina Meyer (actress)
55 - Lori McKenna (singer)
55 - Lauralee Bell (actress)
61 - Ralph Fiennes (actor)
63 - Luther "Luke" Campbell (rapper)
70 - BernNadette Stanis (actress)
72 - Jan Stephenson (golfer)
75 - Steve Garvey (baseball player)
78 - Diane Sawyer (news anchor)
79 - Steve Carlton (baseball player)
85 - Red Steagall (singer)
87 - Hector Elizondo (actor)
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Today in Sports History - December 22
1894 - The United States Golf Association (USGA) was formed in New York City.
1920 - Joe Lynch beat Peter Herman in the first blow-by-blow radiocast of a boxing match.
1946 - The Cleveland Browns defeat the New York Yankees 14-9 in the AAFC Championship Game.
1969 - Pete Maravich of LSU sets an NCAA single-game basketball record by hitting 30 of 31 free throws.
1974 - Phil Esposito (Boston Bruins) scored his 500th goal as a Bruin.
1996 - Kordell Stewart (Pittsburgh Steelers) ran 80 yards for a touchdown against Carolina. It was the longest scoring run by a quarterback in NFL history.
1996 - Vinny Testaverde (Baltimore Ravens) became the eighth quarterback in NFL history to pass for 4,000 yards and throw at least 30 touchdown passes in a single season.
1996 - Karl Malone (Utah Jazz) became the 11th player to get 20,000 career points and 10,000 career rebounds.
1996 - Brett Hull became the 24th player in NHL history to score 500 goals. Brett and his father Bobby became the first father-son combination to score 500 goals apiece.
1998 - The American Basketball League (ABL) announced that it was suspending operations and filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
2019 - New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas sets an NFL record for most catches in a season with 144, breaking the old record of 143 set by Marvin Harrison in 2002.
