this day in history...

1732 : Poor Richard's Almanack is publishedhistory.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=4187

1776 : Thomas Paine publishes American Crisishistory.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=48

1777 : Washington leads troops into winter quarters at Valley Forgehistory.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=52472

1924 : Last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost rolls off the linehistory.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=7869

1941 : Hitler takes command of the German armyhistory.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=6648

1971 : A Clockwork Orange openshistory.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=3863

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