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.
Mikhail Gorbachev resigned from his position as Prime Minister of the Soviet Union.
The Wolf of Wall Street, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill, was released.
The show trial of Romanian Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu occurred.
The James Webb Space Telescope was launched from the Guiana Space Center.
