2009 - Both a blue moon and a lunar eclipse occur.
1951 - The Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than USD $12 billion in foreign aid to rebuild Europe.
1946 - President Truman officially proclaims end of WW-II
1890 - Ellis Island (New York NY) opens as a US immigration depot
1879 - Edison gives first public demonstration of his incandescent lamp
This Day In Business
1999 - Businesses across the world prepare for the rumored Y2k disaster -whereby computer systems around the world would stop working at midnight.
1995 - American cartoonist Bill Watterson concludes his comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes" after 10 years.
1857 - Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as new capital of Canada.
1988 - Mario Lemieux becomes the first and only player to score 5 NHL goals in 5 different ways.
December 31st Holiday
New Years Eve - Celebrates the day preceding the beginning of a new calendar year, often celebrated with social gatherings.
Today's Birthday Trivia
She starred in Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers as Michelle Seaver. Who is she?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
Learn about people born on this day by reading the December 31 Birthday Horoscope.
Famous Birthdays iPhone App
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