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December 18th:
Events
1620 - The Mayflower lands in present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts delivering 102 Pilgrims.
1888 - Richard Wetherill and his brother in-law discover the ancient Indian ruins of Mesa Verde.
1912 -The Piltdown Man, later discovered to be a hoax, is supposedly found in the Piltdown Gravel Pit, by Charles Dawson.
1966 - Saturn's moon Epimetheus is discovered by Richard L. Walker.
Births
1707 - Charles Wesley, English Methodist hymnist (ah, no wonder I'm still a Methodist at heart...)
1939 - Michael Moorcock, English author
1946 - Steven Spielberg, American film director
Deaths
1290 - King Magnus I of Sweden
2000 - Kirsty MacColl, English singer and songwriter :o(
Holiday
Roman festivals - Feast of Epona (during Saturnalia)
So yeah, not a bad day to be born on...
