Walt Disney’s “Aristocats” was released.
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Several Confederate veterans formed the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee.
The first great fire of early San Francisco started on the east side of the Plaza.
Rudy Giuliani was named 'Person of the Year' by Time Magazine.
The crew of NASA's Apollo 8 became the first humans to enter the Moon's orbit.
The Christmas carol 'Silent Night' composed by Franz Xaver Gruber was first sung at St Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, Austria.
