The Wolf of Wall Street, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill, was released.
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Mikhail Gorbachev resigned from his position as Prime Minister of the Soviet Union.
To Kill a Mockingbird film was released.
Johann Georg Palitzsch sighted the return of Halley's Comet.
Governor William Bradford of Plymouth Colony forbade game playing on Christmas.
William the Conqueror was crowned king of England at Westminster Abbey, London.
