Today is Friday, December 14 the 348th day of 2018. There are 17 days left in the year.
1656 — Artificial pearls first manufactured in Paris
1708 — Prosper Jolyot's "Electre" premieres in Paris
1782 — Charleston evacuated by British
1798 — David Wilkinson of Rhode Island patents a nut and bolt machine
1819 — Alabama admitted to the Union
1849 — First chamber music group in U.S. performs
1889 — American Academy of Political and Social Science organized in Philadelphia
1911 — South Pole first reached by Norwegian Roald Amundsen
1913 — Greece formally takes possession of Crete