Brent Mason

December 24, 1967 – Now 8, Brent Mason of Van Wert, teaches himself to play guitar by ear - a Christmas carole, perhaps. Mason is discovered by Chet Atkins and will perform with George Strait, Alan Jackson, Shania Twain and Neil Diamond. His guitar is heard on commercials for Sears, Budweiser and Betty Crocker, and Mason wins 14 awards as guitarist of the year from the Academy of Country Music.
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Hank Williams

December 22, 1948 – With Christmas bearing down on them, Hank Williams and his wife, Audrey, who was pregnant with Hank Jr., head to Cincinnati to the former Herzog studios at 811 Race St. downtown to record There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight, Lovesick Blues, I Heard My Mother Praying for Me and Lost on the River with Audrey. Lovesick Blues would pave the way for Williams’ debut at the Grand Old Opry and make him a country music icon.
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Archie Griffin

December 21, 1972 – This football season, OSU running back Archie Griffin, a Columbus native, is enjoying an incredible 8.9 yard average carry. Griffin would go on to become the only back-to-back Heisman Trophy winner in history.
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December 20, 1999 – Who goes fishing in the dead of winter? Bud Clute boats out onto Lake Erie. The Chardon resident catches a 17.33-pound, 36-inch burbot for a state record.
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Robert Urich

December 19, 1946 – The late Robert Urich, noted for his TV role in Spencer for Hire, Vega$ and 18 other shows, is born in Steubenville.
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Orville and Wilbur Wright

December 17, 1903 - Orville Wright climbs into a wood and canvas contraption at Kitty Hawk, N.C., and what follows changes the world forever: 12 seconds and 120 feet of controlled, powered flight.
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Christmas gift to Chillicothe

December 16, 1987 - John Mellencamp, a member of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, plays the first of two free shows as a “Christmas gift” to Chillicothe. Mellencamp’s anthem “Small Town” led producer and fan Chip Arlidge at Chillicothe's WCFB-FM to chase Mellencamp for the shows for nearly two years. "And I ain't even done with the night....."
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