A game in which the Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants in the first ever National Football League sudden death overtime game at New…

Over 30 000 are killed by an earthquake in Erzincan, Turkey.

Marie and Pierre Curie announce their discovery and isolation of radium.

Cyclone Tracy wrecks havoc on Christmas Day in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

NORAD start tracking Santa for the first time.

A Visit from St. Nicholas is published.

Pope Innocent I is elected as Pope.

The first crossword puzzle by Arthur Wynne is published in the New York World.

26.5 million pounds worth of currency was stolen from the headquarters of Northern Bank in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Henry II of England is crowned as King at Westminster Abbey.