MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2015

Today is Monday, December 21, the 355th day of 2015. There are 10 days left in the year.

1849 — First U.S. skating club formed (Philadelphia)

1864 — General Sherman conquers Savannah

1912 — Denmark, Norway & Sweden declare neutrality in Comende war

1932 — Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, first joint movie “Flying Down to Rio”

1932 — Giants sign former outfielder Billy Southworth as a coach

1933 — Newfoundland reverts to being a crown colony

1942 — U.S. Supreme Court declares Nevada separation legal

1946 — Earthquake in south Japan, kills 1,086

1946 — Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” premieres