2011 Tunisia's youth protest for several days over political grievances and social problems including the job market and purchase power
2010 An employee at ABB Power building in St. Louis, Missouri, commits suicide after shooting eight people, 3 fatally
2009 Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, endorses Russia's decision to turn off gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine
1999 Senate begins to try President Clinton on lying under oath and obstruction of justice in the Lewisnky case
1997 Newt Gingrich, narrowly re-elected speaker of the House
1996 "Crazy after You" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 1622 performances
1996 16th United Negro College Fund raises $12,600,000
1995 "Christmas Carol" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City after 18 performances
1995 "Passion" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 280 performances
1994 South Africa beat Australia in the Sydney Test by 5 runs
1994 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Tonya Harding
1994 United Express commuter plane crashes in Ohio, killing 5
1992 AT&T releases video-telephone ($1,499)
1992 Last day of Test cricket for Imran Khan
1992 Tom Seaver and Rollie Fingers elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame
1991 "Nia Peeples Party Machine" premieres on TV
1990 Lynn Jennings runs world record 5K indoor at 15:22.64
1990 Tower Of Pisa closed to the public after leaning too far
1989 Akhito becomes emperor of Japan
1989 International Conference on Limitation of Chemical Weapons opens in Paris
1989 NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers longest win streak (11)
1989 Cleveland Cavaliers block 21 New York Knick shots tying NBA regulation game record
1987 French airplanes harass Libyan positions in Duadi Doum
1987 Kapil Dev takes his 300th Test wicket, at 28 the youngest
1986 Netherlands Bank issues 250 guilder notes
1986 STS-61-C mission scrubbed at T -9m because of weather problems
1986 U.S. president Reagan proclaims economic sanctions against Libya
1985 "King and I" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 191 performances
1985 Japanese space probe Sakigake launched to Halley's comet
1985 KHQ-AM in Spokane WA changes call letters to KLSN (now KAQQ)
1985 Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm, elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame
1983 Australia regain the Ashes with a 2-1 series win vs. England
1983 Reagan ends U.S. arms embargo against Guatemala
1982 "Fame" premieres on NBC TV
1982 Islander's Bryan Trottier's 10th career hat trick
1980 Minn ends Philadelphia Flyers' NHL record 35 game unbeaten streak ends
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