On this day: December 21
POSTED: 09:02 PM PST Dec 20, 2012
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Dec 20, 2012
The Pilgrims land on Plymouth Rock, the first crossword puzzle is published, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" premieres, Gen. Patton dies, and Elvis visits Nixon at the White House, all on this day.
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1891: Eighteen students play the first public game of basketball, using a soccer ball and two peach baskets, in Springfield, Mass. The game was the invention of James Naismith, a Canadian-American who was a physical education instructor at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield.
