Today in History – December 17

1989 – The first episode of television series The Simpsons, “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire”, airs in the United States.

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Homer and Marge Simpson

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Bart and Lisa Simpson

1944 – World War II: Battle of the Bulge – Malmedy massacre – American 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion POWs are shot by Waffen-SS Kampfgruppe Peiper.

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Malmedy massacre (WWII)