December 20. Fred Merkle is born in 1888.
December 20. South Carolina is the first State to attempt secession in 1861.
December 19. President Taft pardons steamer General Slocum's negligent captain in 1912.
December 19. Ramon Herrera is born in 1897.
December 18. Mesa Verde discovered by white men in 1888.
December 18. Ty Cobb is born in 1886.
December 17. Oscar Tuero is born in 1893.
December 17. Lower Manhattan is razed by huge fire in 1835.
December 16. Bank Robbery dramatically thwarted in Clinton, Indiana in 1930.
