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1620 Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, MA
1776 George Washington defeats Hessians at Trenton
1799 George Washington is eulogized by Col Henry Lee as "1st in war, 1st in peace & 1st in hearts of his countrymen"
1862 -Dec 28th) Battle of Dumfries, VA
1865 James H Mason (Mass) patents 1st US coffee percolator
1944 Battle of Bastogne-US Gen Patton's 4th Pantzers repulse Germans
1946, in Las Vegas, Nevada, mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel opens The Pink Flamingo Hotel & Casino
1963 Beatles release "I Want To Hold Your Hand"/"I Saw Her Standing There"
1973 "Exorcist," starring Linda Blair & rated X, premieres
1996 Six-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey was found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colo. The slaying remains unsolved.
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