Mariah Carey’s single “All I Want for Christmas Is You” reached number one, 25 years after its release.
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The Pioneer 6 space probe was launched atop a Delta-E rocket.
Virginia became the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
'Lawrence of Arabia' film directed by David Lean, was released in the United States.
German armies took Allied forces by surprise in the Ardennes, marking the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge.
A five-day pollution red alert was declared in Beijing and 21 other Chinese cities.
