FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2014

Today is Friday, December 26, the 360th day of 2014. There are five days left in the year.

1492 ― First Spanish settlement in New World founded, by Columbus

1620 ― Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, Mass.

1831 ― Vincenzo Bellini's opera "Norma" premieres in Milan

1854 ― Wood-pulp paper first exhibited, Buffalo

1926 ― Prince-regent Hirohito becomes emperor of Japan

1944 ― Tennessee Williams' play "Glass Menagerie" premieres in Chicago

1963 ― Beatles release "I Want To Hold Your Hand"/ "I Saw Her Standing There"

1968 ― Led Zeppelin's concert debut in Boston as opener for Vanilla Fudge

1973 ― "The Exorcist," starring Linda Blair and rated X, premieres

1975 ― First supersonic transport service (USSR-Tupolev-144)

1982 ― TIME's Man of the Year is a computer