▁ ▁December ▁ 1 7 ▁– ▁American ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁James ▁L . ▁Do z ier ▁is ▁kid n apped ▁in ▁Ver ona ▁by ▁the ▁Italian ▁Red ▁Brig ades . ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 0 ▁– ▁The ▁Pen lee ▁lif eb o at ▁dis aster ▁occurs ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁South - West ▁Corn wall . ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 1 ▁– ▁Pre fer ential ▁Trade ▁Area ▁( P TA ) ▁for ▁Eastern ▁and ▁Southern ▁Africa . ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 8 ▁– ▁The ▁first ▁American ▁test - t ube ▁baby , ▁Elizabeth ▁Jordan ▁Car r , ▁is ▁born ▁in ▁Nor folk , ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁December ▁ 3 1 ▁– ▁A ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁in ▁Gh ana ▁removes ▁President ▁H illa ▁Lim ann ' s ▁P NP ▁government ▁and ▁rep laces ▁it ▁with ▁the ▁P ND C ▁led ▁by ▁Fl ight ▁Lieutenant ▁Jerry ▁Raw lings . ▁ ▁Date ▁unknown ▁ ▁January ▁to ▁March ▁– ▁He avy ▁snow ▁causes ▁many ▁houses ▁and ▁buildings ▁to ▁collapse ▁in ▁north western ▁Japan ; ▁ 1 5 2 ▁are ▁killed . ▁ ▁Cuba ▁suff ers ▁a ▁major ▁out break ▁of ▁D eng ue ▁fe ver , ▁with ▁ 3 4 4 , 2 0 3 ▁cases . ▁ ▁Use ▁of ▁crack ▁c oca ine , ▁a ▁smoke able ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁drug , ▁first ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Car ib bean . ▁ ▁Lux or ▁AB ▁presents ▁the ▁ABC ▁ 8 0 0 ▁computer . ▁ ▁Poly b ius , ▁an ▁urban ▁legend