What Happened on Dec 22

Damghan Earthquake

The Damghan Earthquake was an earthquake of magnitude 8.0, that struck a 200-mile (320 km) stretch of Iran on 22 December, 856 A.D. The... Read more

Loss of HMS Minotaur

MINOTAUR was wrecked on the Haak Sand near the Texel on 22 December 1810. The 2nd lieutenant and eight midshipmen with 100 men were saved and... Read more

Rachel Donelson Dies

The campaign was very much a personal one. Although neither candidate personally campaigned, their political followers organized many campaign... Read more

Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy Is Born

Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy, known as Connie Mack, the "Tall Tactician" of major league baseball, was born on December 22, 1862 in East... Read more

Lady Bird Johnson is Born

Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson (December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007) was First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 during the... Read more

Heaviest Bombing of the Manchester Blitz, known as the 'Christmas Blitz'

The Manchester Blitz (also known as 'the Christmas Blitz') was the heavy bombing of the city of Manchester and its surrounding areas in England... Read more

"Doctor Zhivago" Is Released

Doctor Zhivago (Russian: Доктор Живаго) is a 1965 epic or drama-romance-war film directed by David Lean and loosely based on the famous novel of... Read more

"Dirty Harry" Is Released

Dirty Harry is a 1971 crime thriller film produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the Dirty Harry series. Clint Eastwood plays the title... Read more

Westwego Grain Elevator Explosion

Weary rescue crews working without rest today recovered another dozen bodies from the steel and concrete rubble of a Mississippi River grain... Read more

D. Boon Dies

D. Boon (born Dennes Dale Boon, April 1, 1958 – December 22, 1985) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Active between 1978, when he... Read more

MST3K Ep. 210 - "King Dinosaur"

(Short: X Marks the Spot) Two carefully chosen scientist couples investigate a mysterious new planet and are menaced by dinosaurs, created by the... Read more

FDA Approves Eisai's Fragmin

Fragmin (dalteparin) is an anticoagulant (blood thinner) that prevents the formation of blood clots. Fragmin is used together with aspirin to... Read more

FDA Approves Novo Nordisk's Prandin

Prandin (repaglinide) is an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels. This medication lowers blood sugar by causing the... Read more

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Is Released in the US

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (traditional Chinese: 臥虎藏龍; simplified Chinese: 卧虎藏龙; pinyin: Wòhǔ Cánglóng) is a Chinese-language film in the wuxia... Read more

FDA Approves Novartis's Starlix

Starlix combats high blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes (the kind that does not require insulin shots). Insulin speeds the transfer... Read more

Brett Favre, Packers beat Raiders 41-7 on Monday Night Football

Dec. 22, 2003, at Oakland. Playing on Monday Night Football the day after his father, Irvin, died, Favre is 22-of-30 for 399 yards and four... Read more

FDA Approves Ortho McNeil Janssen's Razadyne ER

Treating mild to moderate dementia (eg, impairment of memory or judgement, abstract thinking, changes in personality) in patients with Alzheimer... Read more

Night at the Museum released

Night at the Museum is a 2006 American adventure comedy film based on the 1993 children's book with the same name by Milan Trenc. It follows a... Read more

"Reign of Fire" Rifftrax is Released

A post-apocalyptic thriller that substitutes dirt and grime for any inkling of logic and probability, Reign of Fire features shirtless... Read more

"Our Song" Becomes Taylor Swift's First Number One Single

On November 7, 2007, Swift won the 2007 CMA Horizon Award and also performed "Our Song," the third single from her album, which would go on to... Read more

Atlanta Hawks defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 112-87

Kurt Rambis had a pained expression on his face as he dissected the Timberwolves' 112-87 bellyflop loss to the Hawks on Tuesday night at Target... Read more

Boston Celtics defeat Indiana Pacers, 103-94

Did the TD Garden gathering last night fully appreciate the magnitude of what they witnessed as the Celtics took on the Indiana Pacers? I... Read more

Illinois' 529 Plan and Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias Settle Dispute with Oppenheimer

Now comes a piece in the Chicago Daily Observer by veteran political operative Don Rose that discloses some disturbing information for his handling... Read more

Rod Blagojevich named #5 on MSNBC's Top 10 Political Downfalls of the Decade

From NBC's Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro Following our Top 10 list of the decade's best statewide races, today we look at the... Read more

Roland Burris recites reworked "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" on Senate floor

Sen. Roland Burris has had quite a 2009 – going from one time Illinois Attorney General to Rod Blagojevich-appointed U.S. Senator. How do you... Read more