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December 19, 1972 – The Apollo lunar-landing program ends when the last three astronauts to travel to the moon splash down safely in the Pacific Ocean. Apollo 17 had lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, 10 days before.
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December 18, 1965 – U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler recorded “Ballad of the Green Berets.”
Fighting soldiers from the sky
Fearless men who jump and die
Men who mean just what they say
The brave men of the Green Beret
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December 16, 1893 – the Philharmonic Society of New York gave the world premiere performance of Czech composer Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 in E Minor “From the New World” at Carnegie Hall.
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December 13, 1577 – Five ships under the command of Sir Francis Drake left Plymouth, England, to embark on Drake’s circumnavigation of the globe. The journey took almost three years.
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December 12, 1964 – The Righteous Brothers “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” was released.
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December 11, 1946 – In the aftermath of World War II, the General Assembly of the United Nations votes to establish the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), an organization to help provide relief and support to children living in countries devastated by the war.
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December 10, 1967 – Gone too soon: Soul legend Otis Redding dies in a plane crash near Madison, Wisconsin.
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