Birth of Margaret C. Smith
Margaret Madeline Chase Smith was born on December 14, 1897, in Skowhegan, Maine.
Government
Birth of John Jay
Founding Father John Jay was born on December 12, 1745, in New York City, Province of New York.
Birth of George Mason
Founding Father George Mason IV was born on December 11, 1725, in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Death of Red Cloud
Oglala Lakota Indian warrior Red Cloud died on December 10, 1909.
The USPOD Philatelic Agency
On December 1, 1921, the US Post Office Department opened its Philatelic Agency in Washington, DC, to the benefit of stamp collectors.
Death of Enrico Fermi
On November 28, 1954, Nobel physicist Enrico Fermi died in Chicago, Illinois.
Happy Birthday Grenville Clark
Grenville Clark was born on November 5, 1882, in New York City.
Happy Birthday Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson was born on November 3, 1879, in Manitoba, Canada.
The Alaska Highway
On October 28, 1942, construction was completed on the 1,700 mile Alaska Highway.