1945

The World War II Battle of the Bulge ended as the German army concluded its final offensive on the Western Front; approximately 19,000 U.S. soldiers were killed.

1961

President John F. Kennedy held the first live televised presidential news conference.

1971

Charles Manson and three of his followers were convicted in Los Angeles of murder and conspiracy in the 1969 slayings of seven people, including actor Sharon Tate, who was pregnant.

2021

President Joe Biden signed an order reversing a Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender people from military service.