Unrest in the form of mass protests erupt across Iran, the largest uprising in the country since the Iranian Revolution.
The United States Endangered Species Act is signed into law by President Richard Nixon.
The last scheduled day for induction into the military by the Selective Service System. Due to the fact that President Richard Nixon declared this day a national day of mourning due to former President Harry S Truman's death, approximately 300 men we...
American businesswoman Muriel Siebert becomes the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.
"Greatest Game Ever Played": The Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants in the first ever National Football League sudden death overtime game at New York's Yankee Stadium to win the NFL Championship.
Maurice Richard becomes the first player to score eight points in one game of NHL ice hockey.
World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the Battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the German 1st Parachute Division and the capture of the Italian town of Ortona.
World War II: Operation Anthropoid, the plot to assassinate high-ranking Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich, commences.
Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, becomes the first woman to be elected Member of Parliament (MP) to the British House of Commons.
The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.
The Syracuse Athletic Club defeat the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.
The Lumière brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines.
Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays.
The Indian National Congress is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.
Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico with the signing of the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty.
John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign. He resigned after being elected Senator from South Carolina.