Right this moment is Sunday, Dec. 22, the 357th day of 2024. There are 9 days left within the yr.
Right this moment in historical past:
On Dec. 22, 1984, New York Metropolis resident Bernhard Goetz shot and wounded 4 younger Black males on a Manhattan subway, alleging they have been about to rob him. (Goetz was acquitted of tried homicide and assault fees however convicted on a weapons possession cost, in the end serving eight months of a one-year sentence.)
Additionally on this date:
In 1894, French military officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial that triggered worldwide fees of antisemitism. (Dreyfus was finally vindicated.)
In 1944, through the World Conflict II Battle of the Bulge, U.S. Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe rejected a German demand for give up, writing “Nuts!” in his official reply.
In 1990, Lech Walesa (lek vah-WEN’-sah) took the oath of workplace as Poland’s first popularly elected president.
In 2001, Richard C. Reid, a passenger on an American Airways flight from Paris to Miami, tried to ignite explosives in his sneakers, however was subdued by flight attendants and fellow passengers. (Reid is serving a life sentence in federal jail.)
In 2010, President Barack Obama signed a regulation permitting homosexual, lesbian and bisexual Individuals to serve brazenly within the navy for the primary time in historical past, repealing the “don’t ask, don’t inform” coverage.
Right this moment’s Birthdays:
- Actor Hector Elizondo is 88.
- Baseball Corridor of Famer Steve Carlton is 80.
- Broadcast journalist Diane Sawyer is 79.
- Golf Corridor of Famer Jan Stephenson is 73.
- Rapper Luther “Luke” Campbell is 64.
- Actor Ralph Fiennes (rayf fynz) is 62.
- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is 54.
- Singer-actor Jordin Sparks is 35.
- Racing driver Josef Newgarden is 34.
- Rapper DaBaby is 33.
- Pop singer Meghan Trainor is 31.