George Washington crosses the Delaware, "To Kill a Mockingbird" premieres, Gorbachev resigns, and passengers on a Christmas flight into Detroit foil the "Underwear Bomber," all on this day.
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1990: The WorldWideWeb, the first web browser and editor, goes online for the first time. At the time, the WorldWideWeb was the only way to view the Internet.