1911 – Chinese Imperial army recaptures Nanking (blood bath)
1937 – Brazilian dictator Getulio Vargas proclaims “Estado novo”
1944 – Ammunition ship USS Mount Hood (AE-11) exploded at Seeadler Harbour, Manus, Admiralty Islands
1960 – Uncensored version of D. H. Lawrence’s “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” finally goes on sale in the UK after a jury finds publisher Penguin Books not guilty in an obscenity trial
1969 – “Sesame Street” premieres on PBS TV
1971 – US table tennis team arrived in China
1974 – Montreal Canadiens shutout Washington Capitals 11-0
1978 – Israel’s top negotiators broke away from Middle East peace talks
1990 – John Hughes’ film “Home Alone” directed by Chris Columbus and starring Macaulay Culkin premieres in Chicago
2017 – BBC removes drama from Christmas line-up after one of its stars, Ed Westwick, accused of rape by two women