Today in History: December 22

Today in History
Today is Thursday, Dec. 22, the 357th day of 2016. There are nine days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Dec. 22, 1941, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Washington for a wartime conference with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
On this date:
In 1775, Esek Hopkins was appointed the commander-in-chief of the Continental Navy.
In 1894, French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial that triggered worldwide cha