Proclivities wrote: 
innerestin'

1900 – A relief crew arrives at the lighthouse on the Flannan Isles of Scotland, finding that the previous crew has disappeared without a trace.

 katzendogs wrote: 
10 years old in RP years. how many dog years is that? 

This Day in History: George Washington crossed Delaware on Christmas 1776

 katzendogs wrote: 
Very cool. Happy Anniversary!

RP...peep life begins. 2003

2004 – Cassini orbiter releases Huygens probe which successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan on January 14, 2005.

1815 – The Handel and Haydn Society, oldest continuously performing arts organization in the United States, gives its first performance.

336 – First documentary sign of Christmas celebration in ancient Rome

Seventy-three men, women, and children, mostly striking mine workers and their families, were crushed to death in a stampede when someone falsely yelled "fire" at a crowded Christmas party.

Italian Hall disaster

 Red_Dragon wrote: 
Dick Rutan, and his brother Burt, were true aviation innovators and experimenters.  Too bad Dick was kind of a looney politician.  It sidetracked him from his primary talent, imo.   Originally this single seater was 18 horsepower!!!

1986 – Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refueling.

1947 – The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.

1913 – The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System.

1823 – A Visit from St. Nicholas, also known as The Night Before Christmas, is published anonymously.

1891 – Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography.

1808 – Ludwig van Beethoven conducts and performs in concert at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, with the premiere of his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto (performed by Beethoven himself) and Choral Fantasy (with Beethoven at the piano).

1996 – NeXT merges with Apple Computer, starting the path to Mac OS X.

1951 – The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs.