24th December: Today In History

Today is Saturday, December 24th, the 356, day of 2016. There are 07 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History;

Events: 
1864   Savannah, Georgia falls to General Sherman completing his March to the Sea. 1885   Ito Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan. 
1937   The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City. 
1962   The 1,000,000th NBA point is scored 
1990   Lech Walesa is sworn in as Poland's 1st popularly elected president

Birthdays: 
1858   Giacomo Puccini (Opera composer) 
1912   Lady Bird Johnson (Former First Lady of the United States) 
1917   Gene Rayburn (Game Show Host) 
1945   Diane Sawyer (News anchor) 
1948   Steve Garvey (Baseball player) 
1949   Maurice and Robin Gibb (2/3rds of the Bee Gee's) 
1962   Ralph Fiennes (Actor) 
1989   Jordan Sparks (Singer - American Idol winner)

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