Historical Events for 14th December 2023

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872 - John VIII elected as Catholic Pope
1793 - 1st state road authorized, Frankfort, Kentucky, to Cincinnati
1903 - The Wright brothers attempt to fly the Wright Flyer for the first time at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
1945 - Elmer Rice's play "Dream Girl" premieres in NYC
1957 - Frank Loesser's musical "The Most Happy Fella", based on Sidney Howard's 1924 stage drama "They Knew What They Wanted", closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 performances
1964 - Michael Brown meets Renee Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Renee"
1967 - DNA created in a test tube
1991 - 57th Heisman Trophy Award: Desmond Howard, Michigan (WR)
1996 - 12th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Lives wins
2020 - Russia revealed to have been behind massive cyberattack on US government agencies and private companies since the Spring

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