1718 – Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich of Russia, Peter the Great’s son, mysteriously dies after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him.
1797 – Charles Newbold patents 1st cast-iron plow. He can’t sell it to farmers, though, they fear effects of iron on soil!
1862 – Day 2 of 7 Days-Battle of Mechanicsville VA (Meadow Bridge)
1870 – The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.
1937 – Test cricket debut of Len Hutton v NZ at Lord’s, scores 0 and 1
1944 – Yanks, Dodgers and Giants play unique 6 inn game for War Bonds, each playing successive innings, final score Dodgers-5, Yanks-1 and Giants-0
1950 – Pres Gottwald of Czechoslovakia confirms Milada Horakova’s death sentence
1991 – ANC leader Nelson Mandela addresses congress
2014 – Canadian Andrew Wiggins is selected as the No.1 draft pick in the NBA by the Cleveland Cavaliers
2014 – Luis Suárez is expelled from the 2014 FIFA World Cup following his biting incident
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