Famous Quote For December 31
"Alan Cranston understood power not as a reflection of status but as a tool with a purpose."
Joe Biden, 2000
December 31 Birthdays
 
2002 - Max Mills
1999 - Brooklyn McKnight
1995 - Gabby Douglas
2002 - Harvey Mills
1999 - Bailey McKnight
1977 - Psy
1989 - Jacy July
1977 - Donald Trump Jr.
1989 - Andrew Taggart
1992 - Zachary Piona
2003 - Matilda Devries
1941 - Alex Ferguson
1992 - Jordan Banjo
1937 - Anthony Hopkins
1994 - Bayani
1980 - Richie McCaw
1984 - Paul Rodriguez Jr.
1979 - Bob Bryar
1990 - Sam Faiers
1943 - John Denver
1983 - Sarah Croce
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December 31 History
 

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.
This Day In Entertainment

1995 - American cartoonist Bill Watterson concludes his comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes" after 10 years.
This Day In Geography

1857 - Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as new capital of Canada.
This Day In Sports

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

He released more top forty hits on Billboard's Hot 100 in the 1980s than any of his contemporaries, and won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance for his single 'Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now).' Who is he?

Today's Birthday Horoscope

Learn about people born on this day by reading the December 31 Birthday Horoscope.

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