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1620 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock
1864 Gen Sherman conquers Savannah
1891 18 students play 1st basketball game (Springfield College)
1913 The first crossword puzzle was published, in the New York World.
1914 1st feature-length silent film comedy, "Tillie's Punctured Romance" released. (Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand & Charles Chaplin)
1937 1st feature-length color & sound cartoon premieres (Snow White)
1945 Gen. George S. Patton died in Germany of injuries suffered in a car accident.
1946 Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life," premieres
1954 Dr Sam Sheppard's wife Marilyn is murdered (he is accused of crime)
1968 David Crosby, Stephen Stills & Graham Nash premiere together in Calif
1968 Apollo 8 (Borman, Lovell & Anders) 1st manned Moon voyage
1989 VP Quayle sends out 30,000 Xmas cards with word beacon spelled beakon
1988 Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Scotland
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