Congress memorializes George Washington, Babe Ruth's contract is sold to the Yankees, Kwanzaa is celebrated for the first time, and a killer tsunami rolls across the Indian Ocean, all on this day.
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1933: Puppeteer Caroll Spinney, most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on "Sesame Street," is born in Waltham, Mass.