1938 - Utrecht Central Station destroyed by fire 1989 - Brazil elects conservative Fernando Collor de Mello as president 1992 - "A Christmas Carol" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 22 performances 2007 - Republic of Lakotah asserts independence from the United States 2013 - Angela Merkel is elected Chancellor of Germany for a third term 2015 - Martin Shkreli, CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals is arrested on fraud charges in New York by the FBI 2019 - Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death in absentia for high treason 2021 - Discovery of the first true millipede (Eumillipes persephone) with 1,000 legs found down a drill hole in Western Australia is published in "Scientific Reports" More Historical Events »