Dec 31, 1929 – Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians played “Auld Lang Syne” as a New Year’s Eve song for the first time.
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Dec 30, 1980 – “The Wonderful World of Disney” was cancelled by NBC after more than 25 years on the TV. It was the longest-running series in prime-time television history. 
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Dec 29, 1934 – The first regular-season, college basketball game was played at Madison Square Garden in New York City. New York University defeated Notre Dame 25-18.
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Dec 28, 1897 – “Cyrano de Bergerac,” the play by Edmond Rostand, premiered in Paris, France.
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Dec 27, 1904 – James Barrie’s play “Peter Pan” premiered in London.
Buchel’s original theatre poster for the 1904 production of Peter Pan
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Dec 26, 1865 – The coffee percolator was patented by James H. Mason, from Franklin, Massachusetts.
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Dec 24, 1818 – Franz Gruber of Oberndorf, Germany composed the music for “Silent Night” to words written by Josef Mohr.
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Dec 23, 1823 – The poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement C. Moore (” ‘Twas the night before Christmas…”) was published.
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Dec 22, 1900 – The first car to be produced under the “Mercedes” name is delivered to its buyer: Emil Jellinek, the Austrian car racer and auto dealer to the rich and famous.
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