On December 20th:

• 1812 “Grimm’s Fairy Tales” or “Children’s and Household Tales” by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm is first published;
• 1907 Explosion at Yolande Alabama, coal mine kills 91;
• 1950 “Harvey” starring James Stewart premieres in New York;
• 2012 Apple is denied a patent for mobile pinch-to-zoom gestures by the US patent authorities.