International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People: This day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1977 to raise awareness about the plight of the Palestinian people and to mobilize support for their right to self-determination.
Electronic Greetings Day: A day to celebrate the convenience and simplicity of sending electronic greetings such as e-cards and digital messages to loved ones and friends, especially during the holiday season.
International Day of Women Human Rights Defenders: A day to recognize and support the vital work of women who are defending human rights, often at great personal risk and sacrifice, and to call attention to the specific challenges and threats they face.
National Lemon Cream Pie Day: A fun food holiday in the United States celebrating the sweet and tangy dessert made with lemon custard or curd and whipped cream in a pastry crust.
1530: Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, once the most powerful minister in England and a favorite of King Henry VIII, dies while en route to London to face treason charges.
1864: The Sand Creek massacre occurs in southeastern Colorado, when a force of around 700 U.S. soldiers, mostly Colorado volunteers, attacks a village of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians, killing between 70 and 163 people, mostly women, children, and elderly men.
1890: The first Army-Navy football game is played at West Point, New York. Navy wins, 24-0.
1947: The United Nations General Assembly votes to partition Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states, leading to the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948.
1961: Enos the chimp becomes the first primate to orbit Earth, aboard the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft.
1972: Atari releases the video game Pong, the first commercially successful video game.
2001: George Harrison, lead guitarist of the Beatles, dies in Los Angeles at the age of 58 after a long battle with cancer.
