William Pitt the Younger became the youngest British Prime Minister ever at age 24.
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Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt was presumed dead after being swept out to sea by a riptide.
The crew of the Union Star lost their lives along with all eight lifeboat volunteers who tried to save them.
A Christmas Carol by English author Charles Dickens was published.
The first Negro Catholic priest, Charles Uncles, was ordained in the US.
The US Office of Censorship was created to control info relating to World War II.
