- 1991 – Sharon Pratt Dixon was sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC. She was the first black woman to head a city of that size and prominence.
- 1996 – AT&T announced that it would eliminate 40,000 jobs over three years.
- 1998 – Russia began circulating new rubles in effort to keep inflation in check and promote confidence.
- 2004 – NASA’s Stardust space probe collected samples from the comet Wild 2. The samples returned to Earth on January 15, 2006.
- 2008 – The price of oil hit $100 per barrell for the first time.
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1981 – Maxi Rodríguez, Argentinian footballer
- 1983 – Kate Bosworth, American actress
- 1987 – Robert Milsom, English footballer
- 1988 – Damien Tussac, French-German rugby player
- 1992 – Paulo Gazzaniga, Argentinian footballer
- 1992 – Korbin Sims, Australian-Fijian rugby league player
- 1998 – Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Dutch footballer
- 1999 — Fernando Tatís Jr., American baseball player