Historical Events on NYE
This waterway connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans was given back to it's native Country on December 31st 1999.
Panama Canal
This actor most recently portrayed Bob Dylan in 'A Complete Unknown', but he also stars in 'Wonka' and 'Dune'.
Timothee Chalamet
"Sir Duke"
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"Isn't She Lovely"
Stevie Wonder
This actor who most recently played the Joker and Napoleon Bonaparte has a southwestern US city as a last name.
Joaquin Phoenix
Coors Field
Colorado Rockies
On December 31st in 1879, this man first demonstrated his electric incandescent lamp to the public for the first time.
Thomas Edison
Even though she plays 'Eleven', this actress was twelve when the first season of "Stranger Things" came out in 2016.
Millie Bobby Brown
"Light it Up"
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"That's My Kind of Night"
Luke Bryan
This 'Ugly Betty' actress also plays Gloria in the 2023 film 'Barbie'.
America Ferrera
United Center
Chicago Bulls & Blackhawks
This New Year's tradition is thought to have originated from the pagan festival of Saturnalia in ancient Rome, so you better pucker up.
Midnight Kiss
New Year's Kiss
Kiss
This Swedish environmental activist has become the face of the youth climate movement.
Greta Thunberg
"Even Flow"
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"Yellow Ledbetter"
Pearl Jam
This 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'Lord of the Rings' actor has been in a relationship with Katy Perry since 2016.
Orlando Bloom
SoFi Stadium
Los Angeles Chargers & Rams
On December 31st in 1862, Abraham Lincoln signs an act that would admit this state, home of the historic town of Harper's Ferry, to the Union.
West Virginia
This rapper also born on March 13th, 1998 is from Louisville KY and broke out with his debut single 'What's Poppin' in 2020.
Jack Harlow
"Love Song"
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"Brave"
Sara Bareilles
This actress and former model married tennis player Andy Roddick in 2009.
Brooklyn Decker
The Palace at Auburn Hills
Detroit Pistons
🎵 "He was born (December 31, 1943) in the summer of his twenty seventh year, comin' home to a place he'd never been before." 🎵
John Denver
This actress played 'Sansa Stark' in "Game of Thrones", and she divorced Joe Jonas in 2023.
Sophie Turner
"Hooked On a Feeling"
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"A Song For You"
Blue Swede
This actress is in many films, but she is most known for her role as Olivia Pope in the political thriller TV series 'Scandal'.
Kerry Washington
Acrisure Stadium
Pittsburgh Steelers