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| December 18th |
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| About December 18th is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 13 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. December 18th is International Migrants Day and New Jersey day in the United States. Births 1886 - Ty Cobb, Hall of Fame baseball player 1943 - Keith Richards, guitarist, songwriter (The Rolling Stones) 1946 -Steven Spielberg, director, screenwriter, producer (Jaws, Schindler's List) 1963 - Brad Pitt, actor (Ocean's Eleven, Mr. & Mrs. Smith) 1964 - Stone Cold Steve Austin, professional wrestler 1978 - Katie Holmes, actress (Dawson's Creek, Batman Begins) 1980 - Christina Aguilera, singer, pop musician Deaths 2006 - Joseph Barbera, animator, director, cartoonist (Hanna-Barbera) 2008 - W. Mark Felt, FBI Agent (Watergate whistleblower "Deep Throat") Events 1620 - The Mayflower comes ashore at present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts with 99 passengers on board. 1777 - Americans celebrate the first national day of Thanksgiving marking their recent victory in the Battle of Saratoga. 1787 - New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the Constitution. 1892 - The first performance of the fairy tale-ballet The Nutcracker was held in Saint Petersburg, Russia. 1898 - Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the world's first official land-speed record at 39 mph in a Jeantaud electric car. 1971 - The 100 mile long Capitol Reef National Park is established in central Utah. |
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