Event:
Phil Esposito, Boston, became 6th NHLer to score 500 goals
More Notable Events on December 22:
1990 Iraq announces it will never give up Kuwait
1990 Lech Walesa sworn in as Poland's 1st popularly elected president
1963 Official 30-day mourning period for President John F. Kennedy ends
1962 1,000,000th NBA point scored
1937 Lincoln Tunnel, in New York City, opens to traffic
