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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1963: Actor Brad Pitt, whose best known roles include the movies "12 Monkeys," "Seven," "Fight Club," "Ocean's Eleven," "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Moneyball," is born in Shawnee, Okla.