Fox Nation Patriot's Almanac

On December 31, 1907, a symbol was added to America's new years celebration as the giant ball is dropped in Times Square to ring in the New Year.

On December 30, 1862, tragedy struck the U.S. as the ironclad USS Monitor sank in a storm off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt calls on the United States to become the great arsenal of democracy on this day in 1940.

Congress formally recognizes the Pledge of Allegiance as the national pledge on December 28, 1945, a pledge to the United States flag.

Radio City Music Hall opens in New York City on December 27, 1932.

On December 26, 1776, the Battle of Trenton marked major turning point in the Revolutionary War.

On December 25, 1949, President Harry Truman sent Christmas greetings to the nation by radio from his home in Independence, Missouri.

On Christmas Eve of 1944, American troops successfully fended off German Nazis soldiers who had them surrounded in the Belgian town of Bastogne during World War II.

On this date in 1970, after decades of work, the World Trade Center North Tower was completed.

Winston Churchill arrives in Washington for wartime meetings with Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

On December 21, 1620, the first pilgrims set foot on Plymouth Rock after a month's long journey from the English Channel.

The Jamestown settlers set sail from England for Virginia on December 20, 1606. More than 140 men would begin a fateful voyage that would change the course of world history.

On December 19, 1998, Americans tuned in to see something they'd never seen on television before- the impeachment of the President of the United States- Bill Clinton.

The 13th Amendment is formally adopted on December 18, 1865. Slaves across the United States were officially granted freedom with the passage of the 13th Amendment.

On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright make the world's first successful motor-powered airplane flights.

Massachusetts colonists stage the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773. They were a group of patriots that conducted the most famous protest in American history.

The Bill of Rights is ratified on December 15, 1791. The Bill of Rights have in many ways defined American principles for over 200 hundred years.

On December 14, 1799, George Washington, the first president of the United States passed away at his home in Mount Vernon, Virginia.

U.S. forces capture former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein on December 13, 2003. Saddam Hussein had been the president of Iraq for more than 20 years.

On December 12, 2000, one of America's greatest political crises finally came to an end. The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.

During World War II, Germany and Italy declare war on the United States. America responds in kind.

On December 10, 1987, 'Stars and Stripes Forever' became the official national march of the United States.

The first Heisman Trophy is awarded on this day in 1935 to a young college football star by the name of Jay Berwanger.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered one of the most famous speeches in American history to a join session of Congress. It was known as the Day of Infamy Address.