Today In History
Today is Tuesday, Dec. 31, the 365th and final day of 2019.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Dec. 31, 1986, 97 people were killed when fire broke out in the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Three hotel workers later pleaded guilty in connection with the blaze.) On this date:
In 1775, during the Revolutionary War, the British repulsed an attack by Continental Army generals Richard…