The festival of Saturnalia was first celebrated after a temple to the Roman god Saturn was built in Rome.
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Australia recorded its hottest day ever with an average temperature of 105°F across the country.
Dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster's stated their word of the year was 'justice.'
NASA completed a successful mission to map the Moon's gravity field.
Terrorists attacked Rome's Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino International Airport, leaving thirty dead.
American mafia hitman Richard Kuklinski was arrested at a roadblock.
