Daily Facts about December 31

2023

New Year's Eve, celebrated globally as the last day of the year, with various customs, festivities, and fireworks.

1972

Baseball icon Roberto Clemente tragically loses his life in a plane crash while on a mission to deliver aid to earthquake-stricken Nicaragua.

1907

The inaugural electric ball drop in Times Square, New York City, inaugurates a New Year's Eve tradition still observed today.

1862

The Battle of Stones River, a notable engagement during the American Civil War, concludes in Tennessee.