This day in history:
- 1925 – Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female governor in the United States.
- 1945 – The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland.
- 2005 – The dwarf planet Eris is discovered by Palomar Observatory-based astronomers, later motivating the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to define the term planet for the first time.
- 1957 – In a speech given to the United States Congress, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces the establishment of what will later be called the Eisenhower Doctrine.
Births:
- 1982 – Janica Kostelić, Croatian skier
- 1987 – Jason Mitchell, American actor
- 1886 – Markus Reiner, Israeli physicist and engineer (d. 1976)
Deaths:
- 2009 – Griffin Bell, American lawyer and politician, 72nd United States Attorney General (b. 1918)
- 2012 – Frederica Sagor Maas, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1900)
- 941 – Zhang Yanhan, Chinese chancellor (b. 884)
Holidays:
- The Twelfth day of Christmas and the Twelfth Night of Christmas. (Western Christianity)
- Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival (Harbin, China)
- Joma Shinji (Japan)
Random Article of the day:
The Magician's Apprentice is a fantasy novel by author Trudi Canavan. It was published in February 2009, and is a stand-alone prequel telling a story occurring hundreds of years before her bestselling Black Magician Trilogy. It tells the story of a war between Kyralia and Sachaka through the eyes of Tessia, a young woman and magician from a countryside village. The novel won the Aurealis Award 2009 for the best fantasy novel.
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