December 31, 1862 in History

Event:

Union ironclad ship "Monitor" sank off Cape Hatteras, NC





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1999 Control of Panama Canal reverts to Panama
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1991 U.S.S.R., last day of existence
1990 Sci-Fi Channel on cable TV begins transmitting
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