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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 
The Soviet Union Officially Dissolves (1991)
In December 1991, a series of events spelled the end of the Soviet Union—and each has been put forth as the date the Union truly broke up. On December 8, the presidents of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus declared the Soviet Union dissolved. Two weeks later, on December 21, representatives of most of the remaining Soviet states signed an agreement confirming the dissolution. On December 25, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev resigned from office.

I recently did a little research on this and found that GHW Bush and his administration purposely kept the coverage ( influenced) to a minimum because he didn’t want to embarrass the former Soviets. He didn’t get enough credit.  

THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
Radio City Music Hall Opens in New York City (1932)
Developed by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the Radio Corporation of America, and the creator of the Roxy Theatre, New York's landmark Radio City Music Hall opened with a lavish variety show that was not well received. Instead, the world's largest indoor theater began showing movies with accompanying stage spectacles. Recently, it has focused on concerts and live events such as the Grammy Awards. Its annual Christmas show remains a popular tourist attraction.

1612 First observation of Neptune - Galileo observes and records a "fixed star" without realizing it is a planet

1836 Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico

1846 Iowa becomes 29th state of the United States of America

1867 United States claims Midway Island, the first territory annexed outside continental limits

1869 William Finley Semple of Mount Vernon, Ohio, patents a form of chewing gum

1877 John Stevens applies for a patent for his flour-rolling mill

1886 American inventor Josephine Cochrane is granted a patent for the dishwasher

1958 "The Chipmunk Song" by the Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon & Theodore with David Seville) hits #1

1958 "The Greatest Game Ever Played": Baltimore Colts win the 26th NFL Championship against the NY Giants 23-17 at Yankee Stadium in the first sudden-death overtime game in NFL history, with 17 future members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame involved

1990 Blockbuster Bowl 1: Florida State beats Penn State, 24-17

2000 US retail giant Montgomery Ward announces it is going out of business after 128 years

2008 Detroit Lions crash to a 31-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, the first team in NFL history to go winless in a 16-game season

2023 L’Oréal heiress and businesswoman Françoise Bettencourt Meyers is the first woman to be worth $100 billion, after a rise in the company's share price

It was 22 years ago today!
Nebraska Wins Alamo Bowl vs. Michigan State, 17-3
Behind a stifling defensive performance and a record-setting day by sophomore I-back Cory Ross, No. 22/21 (AP/Coaches) Nebraska picked up its 10th victory of the year with a 17-3 victory over Michigan State in the 2003 MasterCard Alamo Bowl.
The Husker Blackshirts recorded five sacks and intercepted three passes in holding the Spartans to three points, equaling the lowest point total by a Husker bowl opponent in 42 bowl games.
Nebraska, which improved to 10-3 with the win, held MSU without a touchdown and allowed just 174 total yards, over 200 yards below its season average. Trevor Johnson and Demorrio Williams had two sacks apiece, as the Huskers harassed Smoker the entire game
While the Blackshirts kept MSU (8-5) in check, Ross provided most of the offensive damage, rushing for a career-high 138 yards and two touchdowns on a school-record 37 carries. Ross, who broke the 100-yard mark for the third time in the last four games, scored on touchdown runs of 2 and 6 yards, as NU built a 14-point halftime lead.
While Ross accounted for 138 of NU’s 229 yards on the ground, offensive MVP Jammal Lord was solid through the air, completing 8-of-17 passes for 160 yards, as he out-threw Spartan quarterback Jeff Smoker, who was 21-of-39 for just 156 yards.
After holding the Spartans on their first drive, the Huskers used the legs of Ross to drive 47 yards in 11 plays, setting up David Dyches’s 29-yard field goal to give NU a 3-0 lead. Ross had 37 yards rushing on the drive, which was helped by a pass interference penalty to keep the drive alive.
The Spartans came right back on their second possession, going 48 yards on 10 plays to set up Dave Rayner’s 47-yard field goal to tie the game with 3:53 remaining in the quarter.
The Husker defense forced its first turnover as Daniel Bullocks intercepted Smoker and returned it to the NU 35-yard line. The Huskers quickly took advantage as Lord found Isaiah Fluellen for a 58-yard pass deep in MSU territory. Ross then scored two plays later from two yards, giving the Huskers a 10-3 lead. Fluellen caught a career-high four passes for 84 yards, while Ross Pilkington caught three passes for 70 yards.
The Huskers struck in the final minutes of the first half, as NU went 80 yards in just three plays to take a 17-3 lead. Lord, who carried 10 times for 79 yards, broke a career-long 66-yard scamper on the first play of the drive to the MSU 14-yard line. Ross capped the drive with runs of 8 and 6 yards, putting NU ahead 17-3.
With the two touchdown lead, the Blackshirts turned up the pressure. The Spartans had their best chance in the second half, driving to the MU 17, but Pat Ricketts snuffed out the drive with an interception before Fabian Washington stopped MSU’s final drive with an interception with 1:08 remaining.
Source: Huskers.com

My earliest clear memory is from November 22, 1963.  They let school out, so I walked home, and my mom was there and asked me sternly why I was home early, I guess she worried I had been expelled or something.  I told her and she said something like "Oh, you're making that up." and turned on the TV just in time to hear Cronkite utter his summation.

I didn't have any real idea what it all meant, or why folks got so upset.  I have fragmentary memories before that of course, but nothing of consequence.