The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “218 BC – Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia – Hannibal’s Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Roman Republic” and the most recent is “2010 – Governmental protests begin in Tunisia, beginning the 2010-2011 Middle East and North Africa protests.”
A few other things that also occurred on this day are:
1892 – The first performance of “The Nutcracker Suite“.
1958 – World’s first communications satellite is launched by the US.
1964 – First broadcast of “The Pink Panther” cartoon.
1966 – “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” is broadcast for the first time.
Happy birthday to Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, Steven Spielberg, Keith Richards, and Lonnie Brooks.