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December 22
1772 - Construction of the first schoolhouse 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 to 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. (He was eventually vindicated.)
1941 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Washington, D.C., for a wartime conference with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1944 - During the Battle of the Bulge, Germany demanded the surrender of American troops at Bastogne, Belgium; Brigadier Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe reportedly replied: "Nuts!"
1984 - New York City resident Bernhard Goetz shot four black youths on a Manhattan subway, claiming they were about to rob him.
1989 - Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was overthrown.
1990 - Lech Walesa took the oath of office as Poland's first popularly elected president.
2000 - Pop singer Madonna married film director Guy Ritchie in Scotland. (The couple divorced in 2008.)
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.
2001 - Hamid Karzai was sworn in as president of Afghanistan.
2005 - Astronomers announced the discovery of two more rings encircling the planet Uranus.
2010 - President Barack Obama officially repealed the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military policy, allowing gays to serve openly in the military for the first time in U.S. history.
2014 - North Korea experienced sweeping Internet outages for hours before coming back online; the White House and the State Department refused to say whether the U.S. government was responsible.
2017 - iPhone users from several states sued Apple for not disclosing sooner that issued software updates deliberately slowing older-model phones so aging batteries would last longer.
2018 - Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano island erupted and collapsed, triggering a tsunami that killed more than 420 people and displaced 40,000.
Birthdays
25 - Chris Walker (basketball player)
26 - Meghan Trainor (singer)
30 - Jordin Sparks (singer)
30 - Logan Huffman (actor)
35 - Greg Finley (actor)
37 - Harry Ford (actor)
39 - Chris Carmack (actor)
46 - Heather Donahue (actress)
47 - Vanessa Paradis (singer)
51 - Dina Meyer (actress)
51 - Lori McKenna (country singer)
57 - Ralph Fiennes (actor)
59 - Luther Campbell (rapper)
66 - BernNadette Stanis (actress)
68 - Jan Stephenson (golfer)
71 - Steve Garvey (baseball player)
74 - Diane Sawyer (journalist)
75 - Steve Carlton (baseball player)
83 - 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.
1946 - The Cleveland Browns defeat the New York Yankees 14-9 in the AAFC Championship Game.
1969 - Pete Maravich sets an NCAA record hitting 30-of-31 free throws in a game.
1974 - Phil Esposito (Boston Bruins) scored his 500th goal as a Bruin.
1983 - The New York Islanders scored three shorthanded goals against the Washington Capitals.
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 of the Utah Jazz became the 11th player in NBA history to record 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.
2009 - Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh became the first defensive player ever named Associated Press Player of the Year.
1772 - Construction of the first schoolhouse 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 to 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. (He was eventually vindicated.)
1941 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Washington, D.C., for a wartime conference with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1944 - During the Battle of the Bulge, Germany demanded the surrender of American troops at Bastogne, Belgium; Brigadier Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe reportedly replied: "Nuts!"
1984 - New York City resident Bernhard Goetz shot four black youths on a Manhattan subway, claiming they were about to rob him.
1989 - Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was overthrown.
1990 - Lech Walesa took the oath of office as Poland's first popularly elected president.
2000 - Pop singer Madonna married film director Guy Ritchie in Scotland. (The couple divorced in 2008.)
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.
2001 - Hamid Karzai was sworn in as president of Afghanistan.
2005 - Astronomers announced the discovery of two more rings encircling the planet Uranus.
2010 - President Barack Obama officially repealed the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military policy, allowing gays to serve openly in the military for the first time in U.S. history.
2014 - North Korea experienced sweeping Internet outages for hours before coming back online; the White House and the State Department refused to say whether the U.S. government was responsible.
2017 - iPhone users from several states sued Apple for not disclosing sooner that issued software updates deliberately slowing older-model phones so aging batteries would last longer.
2018 - Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano island erupted and collapsed, triggering a tsunami that killed more than 420 people and displaced 40,000.
Birthdays
25 - Chris Walker (basketball player)
26 - Meghan Trainor (singer)
30 - Jordin Sparks (singer)
30 - Logan Huffman (actor)
35 - Greg Finley (actor)
37 - Harry Ford (actor)
39 - Chris Carmack (actor)
46 - Heather Donahue (actress)
47 - Vanessa Paradis (singer)
51 - Dina Meyer (actress)
51 - Lori McKenna (country singer)
57 - Ralph Fiennes (actor)
59 - Luther Campbell (rapper)
66 - BernNadette Stanis (actress)
68 - Jan Stephenson (golfer)
71 - Steve Garvey (baseball player)
74 - Diane Sawyer (journalist)
75 - Steve Carlton (baseball player)
83 - 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.
1946 - The Cleveland Browns defeat the New York Yankees 14-9 in the AAFC Championship Game.
1969 - Pete Maravich sets an NCAA record hitting 30-of-31 free throws in a game.
1974 - Phil Esposito (Boston Bruins) scored his 500th goal as a Bruin.
1983 - The New York Islanders scored three shorthanded goals against the Washington Capitals.
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 of the Utah Jazz became the 11th player in NBA history to record 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.
2009 - Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh became the first defensive player ever named Associated Press Player of the Year.