On this day:
1865: Ku Klux Klan, the extremist white supremacist organization, created
1951: Libya gains independence from Italy
1955: NORAD’s Santa tracking service begins
Born on this day:
1971: Ricky Martin, Puerto Rican/American singer-songwriter, actor
Gone on this day:
1524: Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer
2008: Harold Pinter, English playwright, screenwriter, director, actor, Nobel Prize laureate
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