December 22, 1990: 1990 - Lech Wa̢̮â¬Â¦Ã¢ââ¬ÃÂ¡ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¾Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢sa is sworn in as President of Poland. 1990 - Paul Coffey of the Pittsburgh Penguins becomes the National Hockey League's first defenseman to score 1,000 points. He would finish his career with 1,531 points. and LOL: 1944 - World War II: Battle of the Bulge--German troops demand the surrender of United States troops at Bastogne, Belgium; prompting the famous one word reply by General Anthony McAuliffe: "NUTS!" NUTS!