Historical Events
1898
Marie and Pierre Curie discover radium.
1913
The first crossword puzzle is published in the New York World.
1937
Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premieres in Los Angeles.
1944
General Patton's relief of Bastogne saves the surrounded American forces during the Battle of the Bulge.
1988
Pan Am Flight 103 is bombed over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people.
Famous Birthdays
1401
Masaccio
Italian Renaissance painter who brought a new sense of realism to painting.
1804
Benjamin Disraeli
British Prime Minister who served twice and was Queen Victoria's favorite.
1879
Joseph Stalin
Soviet leader who industrialized the USSR but also oversaw mass purges and the Gulag system.
1937
Jane Fonda
Academy Award-winning American actress and activist known for Klute and Coming Home.
1966
Kiefer Sutherland
Canadian actor known for 24 and The Lost Boys.
