Walt Disney’s “Aristocats” was released.
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King George I established the Greek Presidential Guard as the royal escort.
Several Confederate veterans formed the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee.
The crew of NASA's Apollo 8 became the first humans to enter the Moon's orbit.
Rudy Giuliani was named 'Person of the Year' by Time Magazine.
Jan van Riebeeck departed for Cape of Good Hope to found the first permanent European settlement.