1 – 1st Christmas, according to calendar-maker Dionysus Exiguus.

1950 – Cleveland Browns beat LA Rams 30-28 in NFL championship game.

1967 – Paul McCartney & Jane Asher get engaged.

1971 – Longest NFL game (82m40s) as Dolphins beat Chiefs 27-24.

1990 – “The Godfather Part III” directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Al Pacino, Diane Keaton and Andy Garcia premieres.