Historical Events
- Apollo 8 astronauts read passages from Book of Genesis
- Ballon d'Or: Manchester United's winger George Best wins award for best European football player ahead of teammate Bobby Charlton and Red Star Belgrade winger Dragan Džajić; first Northern Irish national to win the award
- WATU (now WAGT) TV channel 26 in Augusta, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
- Doyle Bramhall II, American session and touring blues-rock guitarist, and singer-songwriter, born in Dallas, Texas
- Joe Scuderi, Australian cricketer (South Australian all-rounder), born in Ingham, Australia
- Marleen Renders, Belgian athlete, born in Diest, Belgium
- Tariq Hussain, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Splat; Brasstronaut), born in Cowansville, Quebec
About December 24, 1968
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 55 years, 4 months and 3 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Capricorn
Music Charts
#1 Song: I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
#1 Song: Lily The Pink - Scaffold
