St. Francis of Assisi sets up the first Nativity scene - December 25th, 1223
Edward Johnson gives the first demonstration of electric Christmas tree lights - December 22nd, 1882
Elvis Presley meets Richard Nixon - December 21st, 1970
Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” premieres - December 20th, 1946
Jonathan R. Davis single-handedly kills 11 armed outlaws - December 19th, 1854
Kenneth LeBel jumps 17 barrels on ice skates - December 18th, 1965
The APA stops classifying homosexuality as a mental illness - December 15th, 1973
Agatha Christie is found alive and well after having gone missing for 11 days - December 14th, 1926
The Haribo candy company is founded - December 13th, 1920
Leonardo da Vinci's notebook sells for over $5 million at auction - December 12th, 1980
Edward VIII abdicates the British throne - December 11th, 1936
Mexican painter Diego Rivera is born - December 8th, 1886
Carl Douglas' "Kung Fu Fighting" hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 - December 7th, 1974
The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the Expatriation Act - December 6th, 1915
The world's first automated parking garage opens - December 5th, 1951
A fire breaks out at the Montreux Casino during a Frank Zappa concert - December 4th, 1971
The first Christmas Club is introduced - December 1st, 1909
Elizabeth I "Golden Speech" / Barbados gains independence - November 30th Flashback
Whitman massacre / James Jay invents invisible ink - November 29th Flashback
Anne Bonny and Mary Read piracy conviction / First pulsar detected - November 28th Flashback
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