December 9. Heisman Trophy awarded for first time in 1935 at the Downtown Athletic Club.
December 8. The Seventh Symphony of Beethoven premieres in 1813.
December 7. In Gallatin, Missouri, Jesse James robs his first bank in 1869.
December 6. Dedication of the Everglades National Park, Florida, in 1947.
December 5. President Polk starts California Gold Rush, announcing the discovery in 1849.
December 4. Woodrow Wilson Conducts Peace Talks in 1918.
December 3. Teddy Roosevelt begins battle against trusts in the State of the Union Address in 1918.
December 2. John Brown hanged for attack on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia in 1859.
December 1. Aleister Crowley dies in 1947.
