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- 2019Wuhan government confirms dozens of cases of virus later ID’d as COVID‑19
On New Year’s Eve 2019, China’s Wuhan government reports a cluster of cases of what it calls pneumonia.View More → - 1999Putin becomes acting president of Russia, following Yeltsin’s resignation
On New Year’s Eve, 1999, Boris Yeltsin, the first president of the Russian Federation, resigns after eight years in office.View More → - 1995In 1995, the syndicated comic strip “Calvin and Hobbes,” created by Bill Watterson, came to an end after a 10-year run.In December 1995, the beloved comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes," created by the talented cartoonist Bill Watterson, bid farewell to its devoted readership after a remarkable decade-long journey.View More →
- 1988Chicago Bears beat Philadelphia Eagles in freaky Fog Bowl
On December 31, 1988, the Chicago Bears defeat the Philadelphia Eagles, 20-12, in a playoff game plagued by a thick fog starting late in the first half.View More → - 1987In 1987, Robert Mugabe was sworn in as Zimbabwe’s first executive president.On December 31, 1987, a significant political shift occurred in Zimbabwe as Robert Mugabe was sworn in as the country’s first executive president.View More →
- 1985Rick Nelson dies in a plane crashFormer teen idol Rick Nelson dies in plane crash in De Kalb, Texas, on December 31, 1985.View More →
- 1974In 1974, private U.S. citizens were allowed to buy and own gold for the first time in more than 40 years.In a landmark decision that reshaped the financial landscape in the United States, private citizens were granted the right to buy and own gold for the first time in over four decades in 1974.View More →
- 1972In 1972, Major League baseball player Roberto Clemente, 38, was killed when a plane he had chartered and was traveling on to bring relief supplies to earthquake-devastated Nicaragua crashed shortly after takeoff from Puerto Rico.In a tragic turn of events on December 31, 1972, Major League Baseball legend Roberto Clemente lost his life in a plane crash while en route to deliver humanitarian aid to earthquake-ravaged Nicaragua.View More →
- 1968Soviets test supersonic airliner
The Soviet Union’s TU-144 supersonic airliner makes its first flight, several months ahead of the Anglo-French Concorde.View More → - 1961
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