On this day: December 18

POSTED: 10:51 PM PST Dec 17, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Dec 17, 2012 

America celebrates its first official day of thanksgiving, "The Nutcracker" debuts, the first "Pink Panther" short premieres, the first nuclear power plant in America goes online, all on this day.

OTD December 18 - Brad Pitt
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1963: Actor Brad Pitt, whose best known roles include the movies "12 Monkeys," "Seven," "Fight Club," "Ocean's Eleven," "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Moneyball," is born in Shawnee, Okla.

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