Daily Calendar for Sunday, December 14, 2014
Died
- George Washington (1st U.S. president) β
- Prince Albert (husband and Prince Consort of Queen Victoria) β
- Roger Maris (baseball player) β
- Peter O'Toole (actor) β
- Alan Thicke (actor) β
Born
- Frances Bavier (actress) β
- Spike Jones (comedian & musician) β
- Mel Bartholomew (construction engineer and gardener known for his Square Foot Gardening method) β
- Charlie Rich (musician) β
- Patty Duke (actress) β
- KaDee Strickland (actress) β
- Vanessa Hudgens (actress) β
Events
- First recorded meteorite in the New World fell in Weston, Connecticutβ
- Alabama is admitted to the Union as the 22nd stateβ
- First expedition reached the South Pole, led by Roald Amundsenβ
- Tilt-a-Whirl trademark registeredβ
- Diplogen suggested for isotope nameβ
- National Velvet, a film featuring a young Elizabeth Taylor, premiered in New Yorkβ
- Captain Sue Dauser, Navy Nurse Corps, received the Distinguished Service Medalβ
- Scotchguard carpet treatment patentedβ
- The film Saturday Night Fever, starring John Travolta, premiered in New York City. This film is credited with accelerating the disco crazeβ
- Charles Schulz, creator of the comic strip Peanuts, announced he would retireβ
- The Millau Viaduct, the highest bridge in the world, was formally opened in Franceβ
- 5.6-lb. avocado grown in Kahului, Hawaii, set world record for heaviestβ
Weather
- A major cold wave across the country marked the beginning of one of the most severe winters in U.S. historyβ
- The temperature at Helena, Montana, fell 79 degrees in 24 hoursβ
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