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December 31st, 1879
Inventor Thomas Edison gives the first public demonstration of his electric [-----1-----] light bulb at his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

1961
The United States [-----2-----] the Marshall Plan after [-----3-----] more than 12 billion dollars in foreign aid to European countries following World War II.

1937
Actor Anthony Hopkins, whose [-----4-----] on stage and screen include Hannibal Lecter and The Silence of the Lambs, is born in Wales.

1905
Broadway composer Jule Styne is born in London. Among his works, Funny Girl and Gentlemen Prefer Blonde.

And 1948
Singer and songwriter Donna Summer, [-----5-----] the Queen of Disco back in the 70s, is born in Boston.

Today in History, December 31st, Ed Donahue, the Associated Press.