Dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster’s stated their word of the year was “justice.”
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The festival of Saturnalia was first celebrated after a temple to the Roman god Saturn was built in Rome.
American mafia hitman Richard Kuklinski was arrested at a roadblock.
NASA completed a successful mission to map the Moon's gravity field.
The Houston Astrodome opened.
The Boeing B-47 Stratojet Strategic bomber plane made its first flight.
