- 1854 Charles Miller patents the first US sewing machine to stitch buttonholes
- 1908 Cincinnati Mayor Mark Breith stands before the city council and announces that "women are not physically fit to operate automobiles"
Amundsen Reaches South Pole
1912 Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen announces his team was the first to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911, 34 days before British explorer Robert Falcon Scott
- 1917 First jazz record is released on a 78 by the Original Dixieland Jass Band for Victor Talking Machine Company ("Dixie Jazz Band One Step" on one side, "Livery Stable Blues" on the other)
- 1926 First transatlantic telephone call is between London and New York
Peter Pan
1955 The musical "Peter Pan," starring Mary Martin, is broadcast live on NBC as part of the "Producers' Showcase" series and attracts a then-record 65 million viewers
- 1959 First aviator to fly a million miles (1.61 million km) in a jet (MC Garlow)
- 1962 Ground-breaking report "Smoking and Health" published by the British Royal College of Physicians, first major report to warn of the dangers of smoking
- 1962 The Beatles made their broadcasting debut on BBC radio
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
1967 Clark Gesner's musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," based on characters from Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts" and starring Gary Burghoff, opens at Theatre 80 in the East Village, NYC and runs for 1,597 performances
- 1968 The BBC broadcasts the news for the first time in color on television
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
1972 "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" single written by Ewan MacColl, released by Roberta Flack (Billboard Song of the Year 1972)
Young Americans
1975 RCA releases "Young Americans," David Bowie's 9th studio album, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New York City; featuring appearances by John Lennon on two tracks, it peaks on the U.S. charts at No. 9 and No. 2 in the U.K.
- 1996 First surface photos of Pluto are taken by the Hubble Space Telescope
Film & TV History
2011 Charlie Sheen is fired from the CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men"
- 2024 Sweden officially joins NATO as the alliance's 32nd member, abandoning its 200-year policy of neutrality [1]
