| December 17th 1984 | | NJ Devils 1st penalty shot-Rocky Trottier scores against Edmonton(?)
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| December 17th 1984 | | NJ Devils 1st shutout, Glenn Resch makes 42 saves beat Minn, 2-0
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| December 17th 1986 | | Mrs Davina Thompson makse medical history by having the 1st heart, lung & liver transplant (Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, England)
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| December 17th 1986 | | US Congress forms "Irangate" committee
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| December 17th 1987 | | Czechoslovak party leader Gustav Hus k resigns
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| December 17th 1988 | | USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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| December 17th 1988 | | USS Tennessee, 1st sub to carry Trident 2 missiles, commissioned
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| December 17th 1988 | | NY Islanders break 12 game losing streak, beat Devils 5-2
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| December 17th 1988 | | Bryan Murray becomes 17th NHL coach to win 300 games (Wash Caps)
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| December 17th 1988 | | 77th Davis Cup: Germany beats Sweden in Gothenburg (4-1)
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| December 17th 1989 | | 78th Davis Cup: Germany beats Sweden in Stuttgart (3-2)
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| December 17th 1989 | | Brazil elects conservative Fernando Collor de Mello pres
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| December 17th 1989 | | Michael Bevan scores cricket century on 1st-class debut (114 SA v WA)
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| December 17th 1989 | | Patti Rizzo/Mike Hill wins LPGA Mazda Golf Championship
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| December 17th 1990 | | KTBN, Salt Lake City Utah, begins shortwave radio transmissions
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