1733 The right of Canadians to keep Indian slaves is upheld in Quebec City
1765 Patrick Henry's historic speech against the Stamp Act, answering a cry of "Treason!" with, "If this be treason, make the most of it!"
1790 Rhode Island becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying US Constitution
1849 Lincoln says "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time."
1861 Dorothea Dix offers help in setting up hospitals for the Union Army
1886 American pharmacist John Pemberton begins advertising his patented medicine, Coca-Cola, in Atlanta, Georgia
1912 Fifteen young women are fired by Curtis Publishing in Philadelphia for dancing the "Turkey Trot" during their lunch break
1919 Charles Strite files patent for the automatic pop-up toaster
1928 Fritz von Opel reaches 200 kph in experimental rocket car
1942 Bing Crosby records Irving Berlin's song "White Christmas" with the John Scott Trotter Orchestra and the Ken Darby Singers in just 18 minutes; it becomes the world's best-selling single, with an estimated 100 million copies sold1953 Edmund Hillary (NZ) and Tenzing Norgay (Nepal) are the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest as part of a British expedition1965 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Dick Allen hits 529' HR out of Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia
1980 Larry Bird beats out Magic Johnson for NBA rookie of year
1982 First papal visit to Britain since 1531
1990 Boris Yeltsin is elected President of the Russian Republic,but he was a drunk so they replaced him with Vladimir Putin,great choice

1990 MLB Oakland A's outfielder Rickey Henderson steals record 893rd base, breaking Ty Cobb's record
1992 MLB Chicago White Sox Tim Raines swipes his 700th career base
1993 Texas Ranger Jose Canseco pitches 8th inning in 15-1 loss to Red Sox, he gives up 3 runs on 2 hits & 3 walks, he damages his arm
1999 Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station
2004 World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
2018 Death toll on Puerto Rico 70 times higher than official figure, likely 4,600 died from Hurricane Maria according to Harvard University study
2022 Man disguised as an elderly disabled woman throws cake at the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris, painting undamaged