Topic: Graf Spee

On Dec. 17, 1989, "The Simpsons," which began as a feature of The Tracy Ullman Show, had its first stand-alone episode broadcast.

On Dec. 17, 1989, "The Simpsons," which began as a feature of "The Tracy Ullman Show," had its first stand-alone episode broadcast.

On Dec. 17, 1989, "The Simpsons," which began as a feature of "The Tracy Ullman Show," had its first stand-alone episode broadcast.

On Dec. 17, 1939, the Nazi warship Graf Spee was scuttled off the coast of Uruguay as British vessels pursued it after the Battle of the River Plate.

On Dec. 17, 1975, a federal jury in Sacramento sentenced Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme to life in prison for her attempted assassination of President Gerald R. Ford.

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