Mark Twain is born, Lucy and Desi elope, civil war breaks out in Palestine, Bing and Bowie sing a Christmas duet, and Michael Jackson's "Thriller" is released, all on this day.
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1924: Comedian Allan Sherman, who would become a famous song parodist in the early 1960s best known for the summer camp parody "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh," is born in Chicago, Ill.