December 14th

• 557

  Constantinople is damaged by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake.

• 1819

  Alabama admitted to the Union as the 22nd state.

• 1903

  Orville Wright's first powered flight attempt; plane damaged, leading to successful flight three days later.

• 1911

  Roald Amundsen's Antarctic expedition becomes the first to reach the South Pole.

• 1991

  Ferry boat Salem Express sinks in the Red Sea, 476 killed.

• 2015

  'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' premieres in Los Angeles. View Post →

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• 2020

  US Electoral College votes 306-232 to affirm Joe Biden's presidential election victory.

• 1799

  George Washington, first US president, dies at age 67.