19 years ago on December 20th, 2005 Transit employees go on strike, halting bus and subway service for nearly three days References: Wikipedia
78 years ago on December 20th, 1946 'It's a Wonderful Life' premieres at the Globe Theatre on 46th Street
10 years ago on December 20th, 2014 NYPD officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu are executed while sitting in their vehicle at Myrtle Avenue and Tompkins Avenue in Bed-Stuy by a career criminal seeking to murder police officers in retribution for the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown