Important Events
1979 68th Davis Cup: the USA beats Italy in San Francisco (5-0)
1979 Dallas QB Roger Staubach throws 3 TDs and 336 yards in his last NFL regular-season game with the Cowboys, a 35-34 win over Washington Redskins at Texas Stadium
1989 Commencement of 1st Test Cricket play at Bellerive Oval, Hobart (v SL)
1991 Florida Marlins sign their 1st player, 16-year-old pitcher Clemente Nunez
2012 Corinthians defeat Chelsea 1-0 to win the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup
2013 79th Heisman Trophy Award: Jameis Winston, Florida State (QB)
Today In Film & TV
1975 1st broadcast of “One Day at a Time” on CBS TV
1979 “An American Christmas Carol” directed by Eric Till starring Henry Winkler premieres in the US
Today In Music
1983 Spokesperson for The Who announces the group is disbanding
1993 “Red Shoes” opens at Gershwin Theater NYC for 5 performances
Today In Sports
2012 Corinthians defeat Chelsea 1-0 to win the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup
2013 79th Heisman Trophy Award: Jameis Winston, Florida State (QB)