America celebrates its first official day of thanksgiving, "The Nutcracker" debuts, the first "Pink Panther" short premieres, the first nuclear power plant in America goes online, all on this day.
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1954: Actor Ray Liotta, best known for his roles in movies such as "Goodfellas" and "Field of Dreams," is born in Newark, N.J.