1770 – Ludwig von Beethoven is born
1773 – Boston Tea Party
1775 – Jane Austen is born
1844 – Fanny Garrison Villard is born. She became a suffragist and philanthropist, providing funds for Barnard College, Radcliffe College and Hampton Institute.
1901 – Margaret Mead is born. She goes on to become a renowned cultural anthropologist, author and lecturer
1944 – Battle of the Bulge begins
1960 – Two airplanes collide over New York City, killing 134 people in the planes and on the ground.
