On This Day in History
The first Gävle goat is built
1966The first Gävle goat, a Swedish Yule-goat tradition, was built in Gävle — and then burned to the ground on New Year's Eve. (Gävle goat)
Also on this day
- 1959 The Antarctic Treaty is signed — Twelve countries signed the Antarctic Treaty, the first arms-control agreement of the Cold War, banning military activity in Antarctica and setting the continent aside as a scientific preserve.
- 1958 Flower Drum Song opens on Broadway — The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Flower Drum Song premiered on Broadway.
- 1991 Ukrainians vote for independence — A referendum to ratify Ukraine's Act of Declaration of Independence passed with more than 92 percent of the vote.