1431 King Henry VI of England, aged seven, is crowned King of France at Notre Dame, Paris, becoming the only English monarch to wear both crowns
1707 Last recorded eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan.
1773 Boston Tea Party incident – Sons of Liberty protesters throw tea shipments into Boston Harbor to protest the British-imposed Tea Act and escalating taxation without representation in the British Parliament
1811 Earthquake hits New Madrid, Missouri, causing widespread damage
1835 Fire consumes over 600 buildings in NYC
1913 Charlie Chaplin begins his film career at Keystone for $150 a week
1944 Hitler launches his counteroffensive against the Allies in the Ardennes region of Belgium, beginning the Battle of the Bulge
1950 Child star Shirley Temple announces her retirement from films aged 22
1960 TWA 266 & United 826 collide over Staten Island, kills 134
1967 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia 76ers scores 68 points vs Chicago
1969 Film adaptation of "Hello Dolly" starring Barbra Streisand premieres; wins 3 Academy Awards
1971 Don McLean's 8+ minute version of "American Pie" released
1972 Miami Dolphins become the first undefeated NFL team, going 14-0 in the regular season and winning all three postseason games to finish 17-0
1973 O.J. Simpson becomes 1st NFL running back to rush for 2,000 yards in a season
2010 The final episode of the TV talk show "Larry King Live" airs on CNN
2019 Drew Brees breaks Peyton Manning's NFL record (539) for career touchdown passes as New Orleans Saints rout Indianapolis Colts, 34-7; Brees 29 of 30 for 307 yards & 4 TDs for record 96.7% pass completion
2020 Major winter storm hits US Northeast resulting in at least seven deaths and Binghamton, New York, receiving record 41 inches of snow
