What Happened on Dec 16

Great Swamp Fight

Led by an Indian guide, on December 16, 1675 on a bitterly cold storm-filled day, the main Narragansett fort near modern South Kingstown, Rhode... Read more

Boston Tea Party

The Boston Tea Party was an act of direct action protest by the American colonists against the British Government in which they destroyed many... Read more

New Madrid Earthquake of 1812

In the past three centuries, major earthquakes outside of California and Alaska generally occurred in sparsely-settled areas, and damage and... Read more

Battle Of Nashville

On the afternoon of December 16, 1864, Union troops led by General George H. Thomas devastated Confederate forces at Nashville, Tennessee. The... Read more

Arthur C. Clarke Is Born

Sri Lankabhimanya Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was a British science fiction author, inventor, and... Read more

Soviet Tanks Advance on Finnish Village of Summa

The Battle of Summa was fought between the Soviet Union and Finland, in two phases, first in December 1939 and then in February 1940. It was part... Read more

Soviet Union Launches Operation Little Saturn

The first stage — an attempt to cut off the German Army Group A in the Caucasus — had to be rapidly revised when General Erich von Manstein... Read more

Germany Begins its Assault in the Ardennes

The German assault began on 16 December 1944, at 05:30, with a massive artillery barrage on the Allied troops facing the Sixth SS Panzer Army. By... Read more

TWA and United Airlines Aircrafts Collide in Mid-Air

United Airlines Flight 826, Mainliner Will Rogers, registration N8013U, was a Douglas DC-8 en route from O'Hare Airport in Chicago to New York... Read more

"Play Time" Is Released

Play Time is French director Jacques Tati's fourth major film, and generally considered to be his most daring film. It was shot in 1964 through... Read more

Safe Drinking Water Act

The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) is the principal federal law in the United States that ensures safe drinking water for the public. Pursuant to... Read more

Guns N' Roses release Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide

Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide is a four-song EP released by the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses on December 16, 1986 on the label, UZI Suicide.... Read more

"Broadcast News" Is Released

Broadcast News is a 1987 romantic comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by James L. Brooks. The film concerns a virtuoso television news... Read more

"Moonstruck" Is Released

Moonstruck is a 1987 romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison. The movie was released on December 18, 1987, and earned largely positive... Read more

"Dangerous Liaisons" Is Released

Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Malkovich, Glenn Close, Michelle Pfeiffer and Uma Thurman. It is... Read more

"Rain Man" Is Released

Rain Man is a 1988 comedy-drama film written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass and directed by Barry Levinson. It tells the story of an abrasive... Read more

FDA Approves Sanofi Aventis's Ambien

Ambien is a sedative, also called a hypnotic. It affects chemicals in your brain that may become unbalanced and cause sleep problems... Read more

"The Pick" - Season 4 Episode 13 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Pick" is the fifty-third episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. It was the 13th episode of the 4th season. It aired on December 16, 1992. Plot... Read more

"The Conversion" - Season 5 Episode 11 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The Conversion" is the seventy-fifth episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 11th episode for the 5th season. It aired on December 16,... Read more

Dumb and Dumber released

Dumb and Dumber is a 1994 buddy comedy film starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. Written and directed by the Farrelly brothers, the film follows... Read more

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on December 16, 1994, at the... Read more

The Ultimate Ultimate (UFC 7.5)

The Ultimate Ultimate (also referred to as "Ultimate Ultimate 1995" and "UFC 7.5") was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting... Read more

Danny Wuerffel Wins Heisman Trophy

Danny Wuerffel became the second player from the University of Florida to win the Heisman. It also marked the first time a Heisman winner came from... Read more

Operation Desert Fox

The December 1998 bombing of Iraq (code-named Operation Desert Fox) was a major four-day bombing campaign on Iraqi targets from December 16–19,... Read more

South Park Episode 217 - "Gnomes"

Harbucks coffee plans to move into South Park and drive Tweek coffee shop out of business. Mr. Garrison assigns a report on current events to help... Read more