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Misc. History
1620 - The Mayflower departed from Plymouth, England. The ship arrived at Provincetown, MA on November 21st and then at Plymouth, MA, on December 26th. There were 102 passengers onboard.
1630 - The village of Shawmut changed its name to Boston.
1924 - Jim Bottomley knocked in 12 runs in a single game setting a major league baseball record.
1953 - The St. Louis Browns of the American League were given permission to move to Baltimore, MD, where they became the Baltimore Orioles.
1968 - "The Andy Griffith Show" was seen for the final time on CBS.
1974 - U.S. President Ford announced a conditional amnesty program for draft-evaders and deserters during the Vietnam War.
1988 - Tom Browning pitched the 12th perfect game in major league baseball.
1994 - Two astronauts from the space shuttle Discovery went on the first untethered spacewalk in 10 years.
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