Governor William Bradford of Plymouth Colony forbade game playing on Christmas.
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Cassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan.
William the Conqueror was crowned king of England at Westminster Abbey, London.
Johann Georg Palitzsch sighted the return of Halley's Comet.
The show trial of Romanian Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu occurred.
The James Webb Space Telescope was launched from the Guiana Space Center.
