XBaser (xbaser.base.eth)

On this day 21 Dec 1582 Flanders adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping 11 days making the next day Jan 1, 1583 1829 First stone arch railroad bridge in the US is dedicated in Baltimore 1849 1st US skating club formed (Philadelphia) 1872 Phileas Fogg completes his round the world trip in 80 days, in Jules Verne's "Around the World in Eighty Days" 1891 First game of basketball, based on rules created by James Naismith, is played by 18 students in Springfield, Massachusetts, celebrated today as World Basketball Day 1898 Scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discover radium 1913 First crossword puzzle (with 32 clues) printed in the newspaper New York World 2012 "Gangnam Style" by Psy becomes the first video to reach one billion views on YouTube Birthdays: Emmanuel Macron 48th Tim Sweeney 55th Samuel L Jackson 77th

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Not only do we live among the stars, the stars live within us. Gn!

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On this day 22 Dec 1666 The French Academy of Sciences, founded by Louis XIV 1849 The execution of Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky by firing squad is called off at the last moment 1882 1st string of Christmas tree lights created by Thomas Edison 1978 Thailand adopts constitution 1989 After 23 years of dictatorial rule, Romania ousts communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu from power 1992 Ballon d'Or: Milan's Dutch striker Marco van Basten wins his 3rd title as best football player in Europe 1998 Ballon d'Or: Juventus' French midfielder Zinedine Zidane is named best football player in Europe Birthdays: Roger II 1095-1154 Frank Kellogg 1856-1937 Steve Garvey 77th Gabriel Medina 32nd DaBaby 34th

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There is a morning inside you waiting to burst open into light. GM ☕

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