Cassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.
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Mikhail Gorbachev resigned from his position as Prime Minister of the Soviet Union.
The show trial of Romanian Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu occurred.
The James Webb Space Telescope was launched from the Guiana Space Center.
Christmas was celebrated in Rome, marking the first time in recorded history that the holiday was celebrated.
George Washington crossed Delaware, in which he surprised and defeated 1,400 Hessians.
