Did you know that it was on this day in 1843 Charles Dickens‘s A Christmas Carol goes on sale? Or that it was on this day in 1924 the last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England?
And on this day in 1941, during World War II, Adolf Hitler becomes Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the German Army, in 1967 Prime Minister of Australia Harold Holt is officially presumed dead, in 1972, during the Apollo program, the last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, crewed by Eugene Cernan, Ron Evans and Harrison Schmitt, returns to Earth, in 1983 the original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro and in 2001 a record high barometric pressure of 1085.6 hPa (32.06 inHg) is recorded at Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia.
Some birthdays to remember on this day are Leonid Brezhnev, leader of the Soviet Union (1906-1982), Édith Piaf, French singer and actress (1905-1963), Phil Harris, American fisherman (Deadliest Catch) (1956-2010), Limahl, English singer (Kajagoogoo) (1958), Til Schweiger, German actor (1963), Alyssa Milano, American actress (1972) and Jake Gyllenhaal, American actor (1980).
Need a reason to raise a glass of bubbly on this day? Why not look into the celebration of United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation (International) or Liberation day (Goa)?
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A Glass of Bubbly 