Video: 'The Conquerors - Episode 8: Sherman's March to the Sea (History Documentary)' (Dec. 20, 1864, at 21:29)
(Tuesday, December 20, 1864; during the American Civil War) — Confederate forces evacuated Savannah, Georgia, today as Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman nearly completed his March to the Sea.
Video: 'Sam Cooke - Legend (The Life, The Legend, The Legacy) DVD (Title 3)' (Dec. 17, 1964, at 1:01:59)
(Thursday, December 17, 1964, evening) — A crowd estimated at 15,000 flocked to the Tabernacle Baptist Church on Chicago’s South Side today to pay last respects to the late Sam Cooke, who was shot and killed in Los Angeles on Dec. 11, 1964 (a second funeral and burial was held Dec. 19, 1964, in Los Angeles).
Video: 'Massacre at Malmedy'
(Sunday, December 17, 1944, 1:00 p.m. local time; during the Battle of the Bulge on the Western Front of World War II) — 84 American prisoners of war were murdered by their German captors this afternoon near Malmedy, Belgium, by members of Kampfgruppe Peiper (part of the 1st SS Panzer Division), a German combat unit.
The massacre, plus others committed by the same unit on the same day and following days, were the subject of the Malmedy massacre trial, part of the Dachau Trials of 1946.
Video: 'Civil War Journal - The Battle of Franklin & Nashville' (Dec. 16, 1864, at 38:30)
(Friday, December 16, 1864; the Battle of Nashville, part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign during American Civil War) — The two-day Battle of Nashville ended today as Major General George Thomas’s Union forces defeated Lieutenant General John Bell Hood’s Confederate Army of Tennessee.
Video: 'Million Dollar Baby' trailer
(Wednesday, December 15, 2004) — Million Dollar Baby, a sports drama film about a boxing trainer who seeks atonement by helping an underdog amateur boxer achieve her dream of becoming a professional, began showing in a select few theaters across the U.S.
Directed by Clint Eastwood, the film starred Eastwood, Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman.
Video: 'Civil War Journal - The Battle of Franklin & Nashville' (Dec. 15, 1864, at 37:47)
(Thursday, December 15, 1864; the Battle of Nashville, part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign during the American Civil War) — The two-day Battle of Nashville began today in Davidson County, Tennessee, as Union forces commanded by Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas attacked Confederate troops led by Gen. John Bell Hood.
Video: 'Zorba the Greek' trailer
(Monday, December 14, 1964) — Zorba the Greek, a drama film about an amoral Greek peasant who teaches a British student the meaning of life, was released today in Greece (it opened in New York and Los Angeles on Dec. 17, 1964).
Directed by Michael Cacoyannis, the film starred Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas, Lila Kedrova, Sotiris Moustakas and Anna Kyriakou.
Video: 'The Conquerors - Episode 8: Sherman's March to the Sea (History Documentary)' (Dec. 13, 1864, at 19:14)
(Tuesday, December 13, 1864, 5:00 p.m. local time; during the Battle of Fort McAllister (1864) of the American Civil War) — Union forces today overwhelmed a small Confederate force defending the strategically important Fort McAllister near Savannah, Georgia, a major Federal objective during the final stages of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman’s March to the Sea.
Video: 'The Book: Humble Heroes, How The USS Nashville CL43 Fought WWII'
(Wednesday, December 13, 1944; during World War II) — The light cruiser USS Nashville was badly damaged today in a Japanese kamikaze attack off Negros Island in the Philippines that claimed 133 lives.
Video: 'Rolling Stones;1969-74 - The Mick Taylor Years'
(Thursday, December 12, 1974) — The Rolling Stones announced today guitarist Mick Taylor, who had replaced Brian Jones in 1969, had left the band after more than five years. Ronnie Wood would eventually replace Taylor.
