1894 - Day 2 of first cricket test between Australia and England‚ Australia 586 runs (Gregory 201) England 3-130 1929 - National Football League Championship: Green Bay Packers (12-0-1) win first past the post title 1936 - KVL-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KEEN (now KING) 1946 - Giants Filchock and Hapes suspended by NFL‚ didn't report bribe attempt 1952 - KHON TV channel 2 in Honolulu‚ HI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1973 - Pirates of Caribbean ride opens at Disneyland 1986 - 150 killed during race riot in Karachi 1994 - Jaston Williams‚ Joe Sears and Ed Howard stage drama "A Tuna Christmas" opens at Booth Theate‚r NYC; runs for 20 performances 1995 - The European Communities Court of Justice hands down the "Bosman ruling"‚ giving EU footballers the right to a free transfer at the end of their contracts‚ with the provision that they are transferring from one UEFA Federation to another. 2021 - COVID-19 Omicron variant called "probably the most significant threat" of the pandemic by head of UK Health Security Agency‚ warning of "staggering" growth in next few days More Historical Events »