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| 1375 | - | Boccaccio author of Decameron dies |
| 1620 | - | Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock |
| 1790 | - | Samuel Slater opens 1st textile factory in US in Rhode Island |
| 1909 | - | U of Coopenhagen rejects Cook\s claim that he was 1st to North Pole |
| 1913 | - | 1st crossword puzzle (with 32 clues) printed in NY World |
| 1929 | - | 1st group hospital insurance plan effected Dallas Tx |
| 1933 | - | Human blood serum 1st prepared |
| 1937 | - | 1st feature-length cartoon with color & sound premieres (Snow White) |
| 1952 | - | Broadway Tunnel opens in SF |
| 1954 | - | Dr Sam Sheppard\s wife Marilyn was murdered |
| 1968 | - | Apollo 8 (Frank Borman Jim Lovell Bill Anders) 1st manned moon voyage |
| 1973 | - | Israel Egypt Syria Jordan US & USSR meet in Geneva |
| 1976 | - | 20th Islander shut-out opponent - Billy Smith 3-0 vs Bruins |
| 1984 | - | Islander Kelly Hrudy\s 1st shut-out win - Whalers 1-0 |
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