CoM Moderators Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 1934 - Musical revue "Thumbs Up", including music and lyrics by Vernon Duke, James Hanley, and Ira Gershwin (among others), premieres at the St. James Theatre, NYC; runs for 156 performance 1954 - Gian Carlo Menotti's Pulitzer Prize winning opera "The Saint of Bleecker Street" opens at Broadway Theater in ,NYC; runs for 92 performances 1960 - 1961 NFL Draft: Tommy Mason from University of Tulane first pick by Minnesota Vikings 1961 - Belgium and Congo resume diplomatic relations 1981 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1983 - Propane gas fire devastated 16 blocks of Buffalo 1991 - Bengals hire Dave Shula as youngest NFL coach (32) 1996 - Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram air base which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul. 2000 - Pittsburgh Penguins center and part-owner Mario Lemieux scores a goal and 2 assists in his return to the NHL after more than 3 years out with injury problems and lingering cancer issues; Penguins beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 5-0 2002 - Two truck bombs kill 72 and wound 200 at the pro-Moscow headquarters of the Chechen government in Grozny, Chechnya. More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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