December 20 Holidays

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Famous Birthdays Today

<div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/kylian-mbappe" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/abce2fd7-bd4b-4ca3-a00a-cb5f9d232b00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Kylian Mbappé" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Soccer Player</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/kylian-mbappe" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Kylian Mbappé</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/jonah-hill" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/1ceb9892-498e-469e-be80-502ab72a8e00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Jonah Hill" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Movie Actor</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/jonah-hill" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Jonah Hill</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/sandra-lee" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/c01d54b5-9322-4af1-6071-7169c19d5a00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Sandra Lee" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">YouTube Star</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/sandra-lee" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Sandra Lee</h3></a></div></div></div></div>

This Day in History

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1803</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Completion of Louisiana Purchase</div><div class='timeline-text'>The United States officially acquires the Louisiana territory from France, doubling the size of the nation.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1848</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Inauguration of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte</div><div class='timeline-text'>Louis Napoleon Bonaparte is inaugurated as the first president of the French Second Republic after winning the elections.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1940</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>"Captain America" Comics Launch</div><div class='timeline-text'>Captain America Comics #1 is published, marking the first appearance of the iconic superhero Captain America.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1946</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>"It's a Wonderful Life" Premiere</div><div class='timeline-text'>The classic film "It's a Wonderful Life" makes its debut at the Globe Theatre in New York.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1951</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>First Nuclear Power Plant</div><div class='timeline-text'>The Experimental Breeder Reactor I (EBR-I) in Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1957</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Boeing 707's First Flight</div><div class='timeline-text'>The initial production version of the Boeing 707, an American long-range narrow-body airliner, makes its first flight.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1985</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>World Youth Day Institution</div><div class='timeline-text'>Pope John Paul II announces the institution of World Youth Day, a Catholic youth event that is celebrated worldwide.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1995</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>NATO Begins Peacekeeping in Bosnia</div><div class='timeline-text'>NATO starts its peacekeeping mission in Bosnia, marking the end of the three-year-long Bosnian War.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1999</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Handover of Macau to China</div><div class='timeline-text'>Portugal returns the sovereignty over Macau to China, ending over 400 years of Portuguese administration.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>2007</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Elizabeth II Sets New Record</div><div class='timeline-text'>Queen Elizabeth II becomes the oldest reigning monarch in British history, surpassing her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>2019</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>U.S. Space Force Established</div><div class='timeline-text'>The United States Space Force is launched, becoming the sixth branch of the U.S Armed Forces and the first new branch since 1947.</div></div></div>

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