The rest, as they say …

“On Dec. 28, 1895, the world’s first commercial screening of a film takes place at the Grand Cafe in Paris. The film featured short clips, including a humorous segment involving a gardener and a hose.

“On Dec. 26, 1908, Jack Johnson becomes the first black American to win the world heavyweight title when he knocks out Canadian Tommy Burns in a championship bout. In 1912, Johnson was convicted of transporting an unmarried woman across state lines for “immoral purposes” and was sentenced to a year in prison, but fled the country disguised as a member of a black baseball team.

“On Dec. 29, 1916, James Joyce’s book “Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” is published in New York. In 1918, his novel “Ulysses” began to be serialized in the American journal Little Review. However, the U.S. Post Office stopped the publication’s distribution on the grounds that the novel was obscene. It was banned in the United Kingdom and the United States until 1933.

“On Dec. 30, 1936, “sit-down” strikes close seven General Motors factories in Flint, Mich. Rather than picket outside a factory only to be ignored or forcibly cleared away, the sit-down strike enabled workers to halt production and seize the plant “from the inside.”

“On Dec. 31, 1941, America’s last automobiles with chrome-plated trim are manufactured. Starting in 1942, chrome plating became illegal as part of an effort to conserve resources for the American war effort.