On This Day: December 18
11 verified moments happened on December 18. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.
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Play today’s puzzle — free on the App Store- 1892🎄 Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker premieres at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg.
- 1932The Chicago Bears beat the Portsmouth Spartans in the NFL's first playoff game, played indoors at Chicago Stadium.
- 1949Steve Van Buren rushes for nearly two hundred yards in driving rain as the Eagles shut out the Rams to repeat.
- 1956🥇 Stanley Matthews of Blackpool receives the first Ballon d'Or, the 41-year-old winger beating Alfredo Di Stefano.
- 1987⚔️ Square releases the first Final Fantasy on the Famicom in Japan, launching its landmark role-playing series.
- 2009🌌 James Cameron's Avatar opens nationwide, its lush 3D world dethroning Titanic as the top-grossing film.
- 2015⚔️ The Force returns to theaters with a new generation of heroes, reigniting the Star Wars saga to record crowds.
- 2022Argentina beat France on penalties to win the World Cup — Messi’s crown
- 2022Lionel Messi leads Argentina past France in penalties after a 3-3 final to win the World Cup
- 2022👑 Lionel Messi finally lifts the World Cup as Argentina outlasts Kylian Mbappe's hat-trick and beats France on penalties.
- 2024A federal judge grants 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports an injunction letting them race as chartered teams while their antitrust suit against NASCAR proceeds
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