Look back on 20 years of Time magazine's Person of the Year.
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Time has named President Barack Obama its Person of the Year for 2012, citing his reelection in November despite high unemployment and other national problems. Look back on 20 years of Person of the Year winners.
"Mary Had a Little Lamb" is first published, the Brooklyn Bridge opens, Major League Baseball gets lit up, Bob Dylan is born, and "Thelma & Louise" and "Braveheart" premiere in theaters, all on this day.