1986 - Michael Sergio, a 37 year-old man who parachuted into Game 6 of the World Series was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and a $500 fine.
1983 - The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro.
1971 - Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange" movie premieres
1924 - The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England
1918 - Robert Ripley began his Believe It or Not feature in The New York Globe.
This Day In Business
2011 - In Germany, Samsung Electronic files a patent infringement claim against apple.
1974 - Ron Wood joins the Rolling Stones
1961 - India annexes Daman and Diu, part of Portuguese India.
1984 - At age 23, hockey legend Wayne Gretzky becomes the youngest to ever score 1,000 points.
December 19th Holiday
Liberation Day (Goa) - Celebrating the liberation of Goa which enabled its release from the Portuguese dominion.
Today's Birthday Trivia
Hercules was her love interest in the show Xena: Warrior Princess. Who is she?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
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