Significant Events on December 14: From History to Celebrity Birthdays

As the year winds down, Sunday, December 14, 2025, marks the 348th day of the year, with just 17 days remaining before 2026. This day is a reminder of significant historical events that have shaped the world.

Significant Events on December 14

2020: The United States embarked on its largest vaccination campaign, coinciding with the somber milestone of 300,000 COVID-19 deaths.

1799: George Washington, America’s first president, passed away at his Mount Vernon residence in Virginia at the age of 67.

1819: The Union welcomed Alabama as its 22nd state.

1903: Wilbur Wright’s initial attempt to fly the Wright Flyer ended unsuccessfully due to a steep climb and subsequent stall. It was Orville Wright who would achieve a historic flight three days later.

1911: Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team were the first to reach the South Pole, overtaking a British expedition by 33 days.

1964: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 could be enforced against racial discrimination by private businesses.

1995: The Dayton Accords were signed in Paris, bringing an end to the Bosnian war, which had resulted in over 200,000 fatalities and displaced 2 million people.

2012: A devastating attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, left 20 first-graders and six educators dead, with the gunman also killing his mother before committing suicide.

2021: Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors set a new NBA career record by making his 2,974th 3-point shot at Madison Square Garden.

2024: Political change swept through South Korea as President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached following his controversial martial law decree, a decision that was celebrated by pro-democracy supporters.