1908 – 1st credit union in US forms (Manchester NH)
1926 – Kenesaw Mountain Landis renewed 7-years as baseball commissioner
1927 – Australian cricket’s batting maestro Don Bradman makes his 1st-class debut for NSW v South Australia at the Adelaide Oval finishing Day 1 on 65 not out
1938 – Adolf Hitler institutes the state decoration and civil order of merit, Cross of Honour of the German Mother
1950 – Child star Shirley Temple announces her retirement from films aged 22
1951 – NBC premiere of “Dragnet” in black and white
1967 – “Playtime”, French film directed by Jacques Tati, starring himself, is released
1978 – Ronald Reagan denounces President Jimmy Carter’s recognition of People’s Republic of China
1979 – “An American Christmas Carol” directed by Eric Till starring Henry Winkler premieres in the US
1981 – Dutch Van Agt’s 2nd government falls