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 - Christina Aguilera
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1980: Singer Christina Aguilera, who released her self-titled debut solo album at the age of 18 and would become the second top-selling single artist of the 2000s behind Madonna, is born in Staten Island, N.Y.

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