Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1968: Dina Meyer - Starship Troopers
- 1962: Ralph Fiennes - Schindler's List
- 1945: Diane Sawyer - Good Morning America
- 1943: Paul Wolfowitz - 10th World Bank President
Famous Deaths
- 2002: Joe Strummer - The Clash
- 1989: Samuel Beckett - Playwright
Music Chart Toppers
Top Box Office Movies
- 2007: National Treasure Book of Secrets - Nicolas Cage
- 2006: Night at the Museum - Ben Stiller
- 2005: The Chronicles of Narnia - Georgie Henley
- 2004: Meet The Fockers - Ben Stiller
- 2003: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin
- 1998: The Prince of Egypt - Val Kilmer The Numbers: Historical Box Office Charts
More Days
The 2000s
- 2003: Five hostages in Colombia have been freed after being kidnapped on September 12.
- 2000: Madonna marries film director Guy Ritchie
December 22 1972
1972: Chilean rescue teams reached the 14 remaining survivors of a plane that had crashed in the mountain 2 months prior. The crash victims, most of which were Rugby players resorted to Cannibalism to stay alive, in 1993 a film was made about their ordeal.