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