Birthdays: Revolutionary War hero Mary Ludwig nicknamed Molly Pitcher, Lily Langtry-the Jersey Lilly, Lenny Bruce, Larraine Day, Nipsy Russell, Cornel Wilde, Margaret Thatcher, Herblock, Yves Montand, Nancy Kerrigan, Sammy Hagar, Marie Osmond, Kelly Preston, Chris Carter, Paul Simon is 83, Sascha Baron-Cohen is 52
1903- Victor Herbert’s operetta Babes in Toyland premiered.
1904- Sigmund Freud's book 'The Interpretation of Dreams" first published.
1938- E.C. Segar, the creator of Popeye the Sailor and the Thumble Theater, died of leukemia at age 44.
1938- RKO Pictures was having a salary dispute with their singing cowboy Gene Autry. So, they cast around for another handsome cowpoke. Today they signed a Cincinnati born dentist from a vocal group called the Sons of the Pioneers named Leonard Slye. He became a star with the film “Under Western Skies” under his new name- Roy Rogers.
1947- Kukla, Fran & Ollie debuted on television. Burt Tillstrom was the creator and puppeteer, and Fran was his wife.
1978- Mickey Mouse gets his star on Hollywood Blvd Walk of Fame.
1982- The computer spreadsheet program Lotus 1-2-3 introduced.
1993- The Nightmare Before Christmas premiered. Directed by Henry Selick. Based on a three-page poem Tim Burton wrote in the 80s while a bored Disney staff animator.
2002- Tod Rosendahl and John Carmack declared their revolutionary graphic software Blender would be Open Source. Free to all to use.
2016 – Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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