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| AMERICAN REVOLUTION |
| 1777 |
| France formally recognizes the United States » |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| 1979 |
| Stuntman Stan Barrett breaks the sound barrier » |
| CIVIL WAR |
| 1862 |
| Grant expels the Jews from his department » |
| COLD WAR |
| 1991 |
| Yeltsin supporters announce Soviet Union will cease to exist by New Year’s Eve » |
| CRIME |
| 1986 |
| “Operation Iceman” nabs the culprit » |
| DISASTER |
| 1961 |
| Circus catches fire in Brazil » |
| HOLLYWOOD |
| 2003 |
| Third and final Lord of the Rings movie opens » |
| LITERARY |
| 1843 |
| A Christmas Carol is published » |
| MUSIC |
| 1991 |
| A federal court puts its stamp on hip-hop » |
| OLD WEST |
| 1889 |
| “Silver Dollar” Tabor born in Denver » |
| PRESIDENTIAL |
| 1862 |
| Grant expels Jews from Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi » |
| SPORTS |
| 2000 |
| Terrell Owens makes record-breaking 20 catches » |
| VIETNAM WAR |
| 1971 |
| Cambodian forces under heavy pressure » |
| WORLD WAR I |
| 1873 |
| Ford Madox Ford is born » |
| WORLD WAR II |
| 1941 |
| Commander at Pearl Harbor canned » |
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