Berengar I is elected as king of Italy by the lords of Lombardy. He is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy at Pavia.[1]

Berengar I of ItalyKingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)LombardyIron Crown of LombardyPavia

Battle of Westbroek: Holland defeats troops of Utrecht.

Battle of WestbroekCounty of HollandEpiscopal principality of Utrecht

The forces of the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, take control of Almería from the Nasrid ruler of Granada, Muhammad XIII.

Catholic MonarchsFerdinand II of AragonIsabella I of CastileAlmeríaNasrid dynasty

American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army attacks and successfully defeats a garrison of Hessian forces .

American Revolutionary WarBattle of TrentonContinental ArmyHessian (soldier)

Louis XVI of France gives his public assent to Civil Constitution of the Clergy during the French Revolution.

Louis XVI of FranceCivil Constitution of the ClergyFrench Revolution

Second Battle of Wissembourg: France defeat Austria.

Second Battle of Wissembourg (1793)

Henry Lee III's eulogy to George Washington in congress declares him as "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen". (This is not to confused with Washington's funeral on December 18th.

Henry Lee IIIGeorge Washington

Austria and France sign the Treaty of Pressburg.

Peace of Pressburg (1805)

Battles of Pultusk and Golymin: Russian forces hold French forces under Napoleon.

Battle of PułtuskBattle of GolyminFirst French EmpireNapoleon

A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills the Governor of Virginia George William Smith and the president of the First National Bank of Virginia Abraham B. Venable.

Richmond Theatre fireRichmond, VirginiaGovernor of VirginiaGeorge William Smith (politician)Abraham B. Venable

Advocates of liberalism in Russia rise up against Czar Nicholas I but are suppressed in the Decembrist revolt in Saint Petersburg.

LiberalismNicholas I of RussiaDecembrist revoltSaint Petersburg

The first ever inter-club English association football match takes place between Hallam and Sheffield football clubs in Sheffield.

Association footballHallam F.C.Sheffield F.C.Sheffield

American Civil War: The Trent Affair: Confederate diplomatic envoys James Murray Mason and John Slidell are freed by the United States government, thus heading off a possible war between the United States and the United Kingdom.

American Civil WarTrent AffairConfederate States of AmericaJames Murray MasonJohn Slidell

American Civil War: The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou begins.

Battle of Chickasaw Bayou

Four nuns serving as volunteer nurses on board USS Red Rover are the first female nurses on a U.S. Navy hospital ship.

USS Red Rover (1859)

The largest mass-hanging in U.S. history took place in Mankato, Minnesota, 38 Native Americans died.

Dakota War of 1862Mankato, Minnesota

Gilbert and Sullivan collaborate for the first time, on their lost opera, Thespis. It does modestly well, but the two would not collaborate again for four years.

Gilbert and SullivanThespis (opera)

Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.

Marie CuriePierre CurieRadium

Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox is sold to the New York Yankees by owner Harry Frazee, allegedly establishing the Curse of the Bambino superstition.

Babe RuthBoston Red SoxNew York YankeesHarry FrazeeCurse of the Bambino

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in the United States.

Franklin D. RooseveltThanksgiving (United States)

World War II: German warship Scharnhorst is sunk off of Norway's North Cape after a battle against major Royal Navy forces.

World War IIGerman battleship ScharnhorstNorth Cape (Norway)Battle of the North Cape

World War II: George S. Patton's Third Army breaks the encirclement of surrounded U.S. forces at Bastogne, Belgium.

George S. PattonUnited States Army CentralSiege of BastogneBastogne

Cardinal József Mindszenty is arrested in Hungary and accused of treason and conspiracy.

József MindszentyTreason

The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "I Saw Her Standing There" are released in the United States, marking the beginning of Beatlemania on an international level.

The BeatlesI Want to Hold Your HandI Saw Her Standing There

The first Kwanzaa is celebrated by Maulana Karenga, the chair of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach.

KwanzaaMaulana KarengaAfricana studiesCalifornia State University, Long Beach

Vietnam War: As part of Operation Linebacker II, 120 American B-52 Stratofortress bombers attacked Hanoi, including 78 launched from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the largest single combat launch in Strategic Air Command history.

Vietnam WarOperation Linebacker IIBoeing B-52 StratofortressHanoiAndersen Air Force Base

Tu-144, the world's first commercial supersonic aircraft, surpassing Mach 2, went into service.

Tu-144Supersonic aircraftMach number

The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union meets and formally dissolves the Soviet Union.

Supreme Soviet of the Soviet UnionSoviet Union

Four Armed Islamic Group hijackers seize control of Air France Flight 8969. When the plane lands at Marseille, a French Gendarmerie assault team boards the aircraft and kills the hijackers.

Armed Islamic Group of AlgeriaAircraft hijackingAir France Flight 8969MarseilleNational Gendarmerie

Iraq announces its intention to fire upon U.S. and British warplanes that patrol the northern and southern no-fly zones.

Ba'athist IraqIraqi no-fly zones