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2006
“New Moon” second book in Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight Saga” is published by Little Brown.

1997

1995
Cal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig’s record, plays in 2,131 straight games.

1991
The name Saint Petersburg is restored to Russia’s second largest city, which had been renamed Leningrad in 1924.

1975

1968
Eric Clapton records guitar tracks for George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”.

1963

1957
Elvis Presley records “White Christmas”, “Silent Night” & “Here Comes Santa Claus”.

1952
CBFT in Montreal starts transmitting with a broadcast of Jean Cocteau’s drama Oedipus Rex; Canada’s first television station.
1941
Jews in German-occupied areas were ordered to wear the Star of David with the word “Jew” inscribed. The order only applied to Jews over the age of 6.

1916
1st true supermarket, the “Piggly Wiggly” is opened by Clarence Saunders in Memphis, Tennessee.
