1891-Edison patents "transmission of signals electrically" (radio)
1922-Revised Netherlands Law proclaims suffrage
1933-Yankees refuse to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cincinnati Reds
1934-First collegiate basketball doubleheader (Madison Square Garden)
1934-Japan renounces Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 & London Treaty of 1930
1940-Germany begins dropping incendiary bombs on London (WWII)
1944-General Eisenhowers train returns to Versailles
1948-U.S. State Department announces work on placing objects into Earth orbit
1965-Supremes release "My World is Empty Without You"
1965-"Thunderball" premieres in U.S.
1978-Spain Constitution goes into effect
1983-US announces withdrawal from UNESCO
1991-"Christmas Carol" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 14 performances
1991-12th United Negro College Fund
1994-Bangladesh government of Zia resigns