On this day: December 31
Published On: Dec 29 2012 04:25:41 AM CST
Updated On: Dec 31 2012 01:00:00 AM CST
Times Square holds its first New Year's Eve celebration, the board game Monopoly is patented, "Calvin and Hobbes" say goodbye, and the U.S. relinquishes control of the Panama Canal, all on this day.
