1000 - Monarch Istvan crowned king of Hungary 1688 - British King James II lands in Ambleteuse, France 1899 - Shelling on besieged Ladysmith during the Boer War includes one shell containing a plum pudding 1921 - Last major Potlatch (ceremony) by Chief Daniel Cranmer (Kwakwaka’wakw) from Alert Bay, British Columbia. Twenty-six people arrested, their masks and regalia sold by Canadian government. 1930 - Tasmania all out 280, WI 2-139 at Hobart Crowd 2,500 1942 - Soviet artillery and tank battle on German armies at Stalingrad 1973 - Arab oil ministers cancel January 5 percent production cut; Saudi Arabian oil minister promises 10 percent OPEC production rise 1997 - For 1st time US movie box office receipts pass $6 billion More Historical Events »