Stephen Hawking 1942 - Theoretical physicist, writer ("A Brief History of Time")
- 1815 - The Battle of New Orleans began. The War of 1812 had officially ended on December 24, 1814, with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. The news of the signing had not reached British troops in time to prevent their attack on New Orleans.
- 1889 - The tabulating machine was patented by Dr. Herman Hollerith. His firm, Tabulating Machine Company, later became International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).
- 1900 - U.S. President McKinley placed Alaska under military rule.
- 1987 - The Dow Jones industrial average closed over the 2000 mark for the first time at 2,002.25.
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