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Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:01 am
1848 – Franz Josef I becomes Emperor of Austria.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:01 am
1851 – French President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte overthrows the Second Republic.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:01 am
1852 – Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of the French (Napoleon III).
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:02 am
1859 – Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16th raid on Harper's Ferry.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:02 am
1867 – At Tremont Temple in Boston, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:02 am
1899 – Philippine-American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:02 am
1908 – Child Emperor Pu Yi ascends the Chinese throne at the age of two
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:02 am
1908 – Child Emperor Pu Yi ascends the Chinese throne at the age of two
At the age of two!!!
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:03 am
1917 – An armistice was signed between Russia and the Central Powers at Brest-Litovsk and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk began.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:03 am
1920 – Following more than a month of Turkish-Armenian War, the Turkish dictated Treaty of Alexandropol is concluded.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:03 am
1927 – Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:03 am
1930 – Great Depression: US President Herbert Hoover goes before the United States Congress and asks for a US$150 million public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:03 am
1939 – New York City's La Guardia Airport opens.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:04 am
1942 – Manhattan Project: A team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:04 am
1943 – A Luftwaffe bombing raid on the harbour of Bari, Italy, sinks numerous cargo and transport ships, including an American Liberty ship, the John Harvey, with a stockpile of World War I-era mustard gas.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:04 am
1946 – The British Government invites four Indian leaders, Nehru, Baldev Singh, Jinnah and Liaquat Ali Khan to obtain the participation of all parties in the Constituent Assembly.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:04 am
1947 – Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the approval of the 1947 UN Partition Plan.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:04 am
1954 – Red Scare: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to condemn Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute".
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:05 am
1954 – The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, between the United States and the Republic of China, is signed in Washington, D.C..
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:05 am
1956 – Cuban Revolution: The yacht Granma, carrying Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement, reached the shores of Cuba.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:05 am
1961 – In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist-Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:06 am
1962 – Vietnam War: After a trip to Vietnam at the request of US President John F. Kennedy, US Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield becomes the first American official not to make an optimistic public comment on the war's progress.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:06 am
1970 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:06 am
1971 – Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, and Umm Al Quwain form the United Arab Emirates.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:07 am
1972 – Gough Whitlam becomes the first Labor Prime Minister of Australia for 23 years.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:07 am
1975 – Pathet Lao seizes power in Laos, and establishes the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:07 am
1976 – Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:08 am
1977 – The first World Series Cricket "supertest" match played between Australia and West Indies.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:09 am
1980 – Four U.S. nuns and churchwomen, Ita Ford, Maura Clarke, Jean Donovan, and Dorothy Kazel, are murdered by a death squad in El Salvador.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:10 am
1988 – Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:10 am
1990 – A coalition led by Chancellor Helmut Kohl wins the first free all-German elections since 1932.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:10 am
1993 – Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed in Medellín.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:11 am
1993 – Space Shuttle program: STS-61 – NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:11 am
1999 – Glenbrook rail accident near Sydney, New South Wales.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:11 am
1999 – The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:11 am
2001 – Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:11 am
2008 – Thai political crisis: The Constitutional Court of Thailand dissolved three political parties, including the governing People's Power Party, leading to the resignation of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:18 pm
1999 - The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:18 pm
1994 - Andrew Lloyd Webber admitted to the hospital for ulcer treatment
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:19 pm
1993 - Houston Rockets tie NBA record of 15-0 start
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:19 pm
1993 - Space shuttle STS-61 (Endeavour 5), launches
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:19 pm
1993 - Dow-Jones hits record 3702.11
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:20 pm
1991 - Bobby Bonilla signs record $29 million-5 year pact with NY Mets
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:20 pm
1991 - Muslim sheeshes release American held in Lebanon hostage Joseph Cicippio
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:25 pm
1990 - 79th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in St Petersburg (3-2)
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:25 pm
1989 - KHJ-TV in Los Angeles CA changes call letters to KCAL-TV
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:26 pm
1989 - Vishwanath Pratap Singh sworn in as president of India
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:26 pm
1990 - 1st parlimentary election in newly reunified Germany
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:26 pm
1990 - First time (knowingly) 12 people in space
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:27 pm
1988 - "Naked Gun" premieres, a movie based on TV's "Police Squad"
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:29 pm
1987 - Chicago City Council elects Eugene Sawyer acting mayor
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:30 pm
1985 - Philipine Chief staff Gen Fabian speaks of B Aquino's murder
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:30 pm
1985 - Rupert Holmes' musical "Mystery of Edwin Drood," premieres in NYC
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:30 pm
1986 - Dow-Jones index hits record 1955.57
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:34 pm
1984 - Bob Holland takes 9-83 for NSW against South Australia, SCG
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:35 pm
1984 - 4th meeting of Giants-Jets, Giants even series at 2 with 20-10 win
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:37 pm
1978 - Neil Diamond & Barbra Striesand's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" hits #1
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:38 pm
1974 - Cowhide, rather than just horsehide, can be used to make baseballs
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 12:39 pm
1907 - English Professional Football Player's Association forms
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: nally on 12/02/10 at 1:58 pm
December 2, 1989 - KHJ-TV in Los Angeles CA changes call letters to KCAL-TV
Ah...so that's when the change happened! I figured it was sometime in late '89.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:13 pm
1763 - The Touro Synagogue opened in Newport, RI. Sephardic Jews in Jamaica, Surinam, London and Amsterdam sponsored the building of this first major center of Jewish culture in America.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:13 pm
1831 - Birth of Francis N. Peloubet, American Congregational clergyman. A promoter of the Sunday School, he penned 44 annual volumes of "Select Notes on the International Sunday School Lessons" between 1875 and his death in 1920. They were known afterward as "Peloubet's Notes."
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:14 pm
1873 - The Reformed Episcopal Church was organized in New York City when 8 clergymen and 20 laymen broke from the Protestant Episcopal Church over a debate regarding proper church ritual.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:14 pm
1908 - The Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America was founded in Philadelphia. (In 1950 this ecumenical organization was replaced by the National Council of Churches.)
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:14 pm
1946 - Rev. E.V. Steele founded the European Christian Orphanage and Mission Society in Alberta, Canada. Its name was changed in 1953 to World Missions Fellowship and has been headquartered since 1961 in Grants Pass. OR.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:47 am
1800 – War of the Second Coalition: French forces under General Jean Moreau defeated the Austrians and Bavarians under Archduke John in Hohenlinden, near Munich, forcing the Austrians to sign an armistice.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:48 am
818 – Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:48 am
1854 – Eureka Stockade: In what is claimed by many to be the birth of Australian democracy, more than 20 gold miners at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia are killed by state troopers in an uprising over mining licences.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:48 am
1901 – US President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a 20,000-word speech to the House of Representatives asking the Congress to curb the power of trusts "within reasonable limits".
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:48 am
1904 – The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:48 am
1910 - Modern neon lighting was first seen publicly after installation by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:49 am
1912 – Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, and Serbia (the Balkan League) sign an armistice with Turkey, ending the two-month long First Balkan War.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:50 am
1912 – First Balkan War: The Naval Battle of Elli takes place.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:50 am
1917 – After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:50 am
1929 – Great Depression: US President Herbert Hoover announces to the U.S. Congress that the worst effects of the recent stock market crash are behind the nation and the American people have regained faith in the economy.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:50 am
1944 – Greek Civil War: Fighting breaks out in Athens between the ELAS and government forces supported by the British Army.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:51 am
1959 – The current flag of Singapore (pictured) was adopted, six months after Singapore began self-governing within the British Empire.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:51 am
1959 – The current flag of Singapore (pictured) was adopted, six months after Singapore began self-governing within the British Empire.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/100px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:51 am
1964 – Berkeley Free Speech Movement: Police arrest over 800 students at the University of California, Berkeley, following their takeover and sit-in at the administration building in protest at the UC Regents' decision to forbid protests on UC property.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:52 am
1967 – At Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, a transplant team headed by Christiaan Barnard carries out the first heart transplant on a human (53-year-old Louis Washkansky).
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:52 am
1970 – October Crisis: In Montreal, Quebec, kidnapped British Trade Commissioner James Cross is released by the Front de libération du Québec terrorist group after being held hostage for 60 days. Police negotiate his release and in return the Canadian government grants five terrorists from the FLQ's Chenier Cell their request for safe passage to Cuba.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:52 am
1971 – Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: Pakistan launches pre-emptive strike against India and a full scale war begins claiming hundreds of lives.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:53 am
1973 – The Pioneer 10 spacecraft sent back the first close-up images of the planet Jupiter.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:53 am
1976 – An assassination attempt is made on Bob Marley. He is shot twice, but plays a concert two days later.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:53 am
1979 – In Cincinnati, Ohio, eleven fans are suffocated in a crush for seats on the concourse outside Riverfront Coliseum before a Who concert .
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:53 am
1982 – A soil sample is taken from Times Beach, Missouri that will be found to contain 300 times the safe level of dioxin.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:54 am
1984 – Methyl isocyanate and other toxic chemicals were accidentally released from the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, resulting in the world's largest industrial disaster.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:54 am
1989 – Cold War: In a meeting off the coast of Malta, US President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the cold war between their nations may be coming to an end.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 2:00 am
1990 – At Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Northwest Airlines Flight 1482 collides with Northwest Airlines Flight 299 on the runway, killing 7 passengers and 1 crew member aboard flight 1482.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 2:03 am
1992 – UN Security Council Resolution 794 is unanimously passed, approving a coalition of United Nations peacekeepers led by the United States to form UNITAF, with the task of establishing peace and ensuring that humanitarian aid is distributed in Somalia.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 2:03 am
1992 – The Greek oil tanker Aegean Sea, carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil, runs aground in a storm while approaching La Coruña, Spain, and spills much of its cargo.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 2:03 am
1997 – In Ottawa, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign The Ottawa treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines. The United States, People's Republic of China, and Russia do not sign the treaty, however.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 2:03 am
1999 – NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 2:03 am
1999 – Six firefighters are killed in the Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse fire in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 2:04 am
2005 – XCOR Aerospace makes first manned rocket aircraft delivery of US Mail in Mojave, California.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 2:04 am
2007 – Winter storms cause the Chehalis River to flood many cities in Lewis County, Washington, also closing a 20-mile portion of Interstate 5 for several days. At least eight deaths and billions of dollars in damages are blamed on the floods.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 2:04 am
2007 – The 2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference opened in Bali, Indonesia.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 2:46 am
1170 - Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket, 52, returned to England after six years of exile in France. (Becket would be martyred on December 29th of this year killed by soldiers sent by his former friend, English King Henry II.)
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 2:47 am
1841 - Birth of Clara H. Scott, American music teacher and composer. A contributor to the collections published by Horatio R. Palmer, she is best remembered today as author and composer of the hymn, "Open My Eyes, That I May See."
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 2:47 am
1902 - Birth of Mitsuo Fuchida, the pilot who flew the lead plane in Japan's air attack on Pearl Harbor (12/7/1941). Following WWII, through representatives of the Pocket Testament League, Fuchida was converted to Christianity in 1950.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 2:47 am
1908 - Birth of C.F.D. Moule, Anglican clergyman and New Testament scholar. He authored numerous autographs on Biblical studies, including "The Phenomenology of the New Testament" (1967).
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 2:47 am
1976 - In Chicago, the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (AELC) was formally organized. The bulk of membership derived from former affiliates of the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:39 pm
741 - St Zachary begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Gregory III
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:39 pm
1347 - Pope Clemens VI declares Roman tribunal Coke di Rienzo as heretics
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:40 pm
1557 - First Covenant of Scottish protestants form
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:40 pm
1586 - Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England, from Colombia
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:40 pm
1621 - Galileo invents telescope
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:40 pm
1699 - Baron Jacob Hop appointed treasurer-general of the Hague
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:41 pm
1828 - Andrew Jackson elected 7th president of US
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:41 pm
1948 - Bradman scores his last century, 123 in his own testimonial
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:42 pm
1948 - Chinese refugee ship "Kiangya" explodes in E China Sea, killing 1,100
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:42 pm
1949 - KRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (CBS) begins
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:42 pm
1950 - Cleve Browns last NFL team with no-pass game (beat Phila 13-7)
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:42 pm
1950 - Paul Harvey begins his national radio broadcast
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:43 pm
1950 - Cleveland Browns' Horace Gillom sets club record with 12 punts
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:44 pm
1953 - "Kismet" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 583 performances
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:45 pm
1960 - Frederick Loewe/Alan Jay Lerner's "Camelot," premieres in NYC
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:46 pm
1961 - Beatles meet future manager Brian Epstein
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:46 pm
1964 - Police arrests 800 sit-in students at U of Cal at Berkeley
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:46 pm
1965 - Beatles begin final UK concert tour in Glasgow
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:47 pm
1968 - Pitcher's mound drops from 15" to 10" & strike zone reduced from knees to shoulders to top of knees to armpits, to help hitters
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:48 pm
1979 - Iran accepts constitution
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:48 pm
1981 - Beth Daniel/Tom Kite wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:52 pm
1982 - Tommy Hearns wins WBC Welterweight title in decision over Benitez
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:53 pm
1990 - NL batting champ Willie McGee signs as a free agent with SF Giants
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:53 pm
1991 - White House Chief of Staff John Sununu resigns
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:53 pm
1995 - 84th Davis Cup: USA beats Russia in Moscow (3-2)
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:54 pm
1995 - Beth Daniels/Davis Love III wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:54 pm
1995 - Jack Russell takes 11 catches in Test Cricket v S Africa, a record
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:55 pm
2005 - XCOR Aerospace makes first manned rocket aircraft delivery of US Mail in Mojave, California.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:26 am
306 – Martyrdom of Saint Barbara.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:27 am
771 – Austrasian King Carloman dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne King of the now complete Frankish Kingdom.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:27 am
1110 – First Crusade: The Crusaders sack Sidon.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:27 am
1259 – Kings Louis IX of France and Henry III of England agree to the Treaty of Paris, in which Henry renounces his claims to French-controlled territory on continental Europe (including Normandy) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:27 am
1563 – The final session of the Council of Trent is held (it opened on December 13, 1545).
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:28 am
1619 – 38 colonists from Berkeley Parish in England disembark in Virginia and give thanks to God (this is considered by many to be the first Thanksgiving in the Americas).
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:28 am
1619 – 38 colonists from Berkeley Parish in England disembark in Virginia and give thanks to God (this is considered by many to be the first Thanksgiving in the Americas).
That is when it all started?
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:28 am
1674 – Father Jacques Marquette founds a mission on the shores of Lake Michigan to minister to the Illiniwek (the mission would later grow into the city of Chicago, Illinois).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:29 am
1676 – Battle of Lund: A Danish army under the command of King Christian V of Denmark engages the Swedish army commanded by Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:29 am
1745 – Charles Edward Stewart's army reaches Derby, its furthest point during the second Jacobite Rising.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:29 am
1783 – At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, US General George Washington formally bids his officers farewell.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:29 am
1791 – The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:30 am
1829 – The practice of sati was formally abolished in British India after years of campaigning by Ram Mohan Roy (pictured) against the Hindu funeral custom of widows immolating themselves.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:31 am
1829 – The practice of sati was formally abolished in British India after years of campaigning by Ram Mohan Roy (pictured) against the Hindu funeral custom of widows immolating themselves.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/50/Raja_Ram_Mohan_Roy.jpg/61px-Raja_Ram_Mohan_Roy.jpg
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:31 am
1829 – In the face of fierce local opposition, British governor Lord William Bentinck issues a regulation declaring that all who abet suttee in India are guilty of culpable homicide.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:32 am
1864 – American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea – At Waynesboro, Georgia, forces under Union General Judson Kilpatrick prevent troops led by Confederate General Joseph Wheeler from interfering with Union General William T. Sherman's campaign destroying a wide swath of the South on his march to the Atlantic Ocean from Atlanta, Georgia.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:32 am
1867 – Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:33 am
1872 – The crewless American ship Mary Celeste is found by the British brig Dei Gratia (the ship had been abandoned for nine days but was only slightly damaged).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:33 am
1872 – The crewless American ship Mary Celeste is found by the British brig Dei Gratia (the ship had been abandoned for nine days but was only slightly damaged).
This still has not been solved!!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:33 am
1875 – Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees to Cuba, then Spain.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:33 am
1881 – The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:34 am
1909 – The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest professional hockey franchise in the world, was founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:35 am
1909 – 1st Grey Cup game was played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 26–6.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:36 am
1918 – U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:36 am
1921 – The Virginia Rappe manslaughter trial against Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle ends in a hung jury.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:36 am
1939 – World War II: HMS Nelson is struck by a mine (laid by U-31) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:37 am
1942 – Holocaust: In Warsaw, Zofia Kossak-Szczucka and Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz set up the Żegota organization.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:37 am
1942 – World War II: Carlson's patrol during the Guadalcanal Campaign ends.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:37 am
1943 – World War II: In Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Tito proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:37 am
1943 – World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt closes down the Works Progress Administration, because of the high levels of wartime employment in the United States.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:38 am
1945 – By a vote of 65 to 7, the United States Senate approves United States participation in the United Nations (the UN was established on October 24, 1945).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:38 am
1954 – The first Burger King is opened in Miami, Florida, United States
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:38 am
1958 – Dahomey (present-day Benin) becomes a self-governing country within the French Community.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:39 am
1967 – Vietnam War: US and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:39 am
1969 – Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot and killed in their sleep during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:39 am
1971 – The United Nations Security Council calls an emergency session to consider the deteriorating situation between India and Pakistan.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:40 am
1971 – The Indian Navy attacks the Pakistan Navy and Karachi.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:40 am
1971 – The Montreux Casino in Switzerland is set ablaze by someone wielding a flare gun during a Frank Zappa concert; the incident would be noted in the Deep Purple song "Smoke on the Water".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:41 am
1971 – McGurk's Bar bombing: An Ulster Volunteer Force bomb kills 15 civilians and wounds 17 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:41 am
1975 – Suriname joins the United Nations.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:42 am
1977 – Jean-Bédel Bokassa, the President of the Central African Republic, had himself crowned as Emperor Bokassa I.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:42 am
1977 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 653 is hijacked and crashes in Tanjong Kupang, Johor, killing 100.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:42 am
1978 – Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein becomes San Francisco, California's first female mayor (she served until January 8, 1988).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:43 am
1979 – The Hastie fire in Hull, kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest Bruce George Peter Lee.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:44 am
1980 – English rock group Led Zeppelin officially disbands, following the death of drummer John Bonham on September 25th.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:48 am
1981 – South Africa grants independence to the Ciskei "homeland" (not recognized by any government outside South Africa).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:48 am
1982 – The People's Republic of China adopts its current constitution.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:49 am
1984 – Hezbollah militants hijack a Kuwait Airlines plane, killing four passengers.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:49 am
1991 – Journalist Terry A. Anderson is released after 7 years in captivity as a hostage in Beirut. He was the last and longest-held American hostage in Lebanon.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:50 am
1991 – Captain Mark Pyle pilots Clipper Goodwill, a Pan American World Airways Boeing 727-221ADV, to Miami International Airport ending 64 years of Pan Am operations.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:50 am
1992 – Operation Restore Hope: One day after the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 794, U.S. President George H. W. Bush ordered American troops into Somalia to help provide humanitarian aid and restore order during the ongoing Somali Civil War.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:51 am
1993 – A truce is concluded between the government of Angola and UNITA rebels.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:51 am
1998 – The Unity Module, the second module of the International Space Station, is launched.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:51 am
2005 – Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the Government to allow universal and equal suffrage.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:52 am
2006 – An adult giant squid is caught on video for the first time by Tsunemi Kubodera near the Ogasawara Islands, 1,000 km (620 miles) south of Tokyo.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 4:12 am
1970 - Unemployment in US increases to 5.8%
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 4:15 am
1981 - "Falcon Crest" premieres on CBS-TV
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 4:16 am
1985 - "Les Miserables" opens at Palace Theatre, London
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 4:17 am
1985 - "Les Miserables" opens at Palace Theatre, London
I still have yet to see it!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 4:17 am
1985 - French President Mitterrand receives Polish leader Jaruzelski
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 4:17 am
1985 - President Reagan appoints Vice Adm John Poindexter as security adviser
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 4:19 am
1988 - Actor Gary Busey critically injured in motorcycle crash
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 4:19 am
1990 - Due to Persian Gulf crisis gas hits $1.60 per gallon price in NYC
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 4:19 am
1990 - Iraq announces it will release all 3,300 Soviet hostages
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 4:20 am
1995 - Michael Atherton (185*) bats for 643 minutes to save Johannesburg Test
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 4:41 am
1154 - Adrian IV, 54, was elected to the papacy. Born Nicholas Breakspear, near St. Albans, England, he was the only Englishman ever elevated to the office of pope.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 4:41 am
1674 - French Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette erected a mission on the shores of Lake Michigan, in present_day Illinois. His log cabin became the first building of a settlement that afterward grew to become the city of Chicago.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 4:41 am
1809 - The International Bible Society was founded in New York City as an interdenominational agency for translating, producing and distributing the Scriptures. The I.B.S. has since distributed the Bible to over 150 countries in the world.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 4:42 am
1854 - Birth of Mary Reed, American Methodist missionary. She died in 1943, having spent the last 52 years of her life ministering to the lepers of India.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 4:42 am
1966 - Swiss Reformed theologian Karl Barth wrote in a letter: 'The good Lord, in spite of reports to the contrary, is not dead.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 4:42 am
1997 - NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell for 1 year for attacking his coach
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Written By: CeeKay on 12/04/10 at 6:24 am
UK
1952 Great Britain Deadly London Smog
December 4th, 1952 : A deadly smog created by the smoke soot and sulfur dioxide from the factories, cars and coal fires in local homes begins to hover over London, England, which continues for four days, leading to the deaths of at least 4,000 people.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 6:26 am
UK
1952 Great Britain Deadly London Smog
December 4th, 1952 : A deadly smog created by the smoke soot and sulfur dioxide from the factories, cars and coal fires in local homes begins to hover over London, England, which continues for four days, leading to the deaths of at least 4,000 people.
London is a lot clearer now.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 6:32 am
1994 - 83rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats Russia in Moscow (4-1)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:02 am
63 BC – Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:02 am
663 – Fourth Council of Toledo takes place.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:05 am
771 – Charlemagne becomes the sole King of the Franks after the death of his brother Carloman.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:06 am
1082 – Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona is assassinated.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:06 am
1408 – Emir Edigu of Golden Horde reaches Moscow.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:06 am
1484 – Pope Innocent VIII issues the Summis desiderantes, a papal bull that deputizes Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger as inquisitors to root out alleged witchcraft in Germany and leads to one of the most oppressive witch hunts in European history.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:07 am
1492 – Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to set foot on the island of Hispaniola, now Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:07 am
1590 – Niccolò Sfondrati became Pope Gregory XIV, succeeding Pope Urban VII who died two months earlier
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:07 am
1746 – Revolt in Genoa against Spanish rule.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:08 am
1757 – Seven Years' War: Battle of Leuthen – Frederick II of Prussia leads Prussian forces to a decisive victory over Austrian forces under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:08 am
1766 – In London, James Christie founded what is today the world's leading art business and fine arts auction house.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:08 am
1775 – At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:09 am
1815 – Foundation of Maceió in Brazil.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:10 am
1831 – Former US President John Quincy Adams takes his seat in the House of Representatives.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:10 am
1847 – Jefferson Davis is elected to the US senate, his first political post.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:10 am
1848 – California Gold Rush: In a message before the U.S. Congress, US President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:11 am
1848 – California Gold Rush: In a message before the U.S. Congress, US President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.
"Ders gold 'n dem hills!"
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:11 am
1865 – Chincha Islands War: Peru allies with Chile against Spain.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:13 am
1876 – Brooklyn Theater Fire kills at least 278 people in Brooklyn, NY.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:13 am
1914 – The Italian Parliament proclaims the neutrality of the country.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:14 am
1920 – Dimitrios Rallis forms a government in Greece.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:14 am
1932 – German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:14 am
1933 – Prohibition in the United States ends: Utah becomes the 36th U.S. state to ratify the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution, thus establishing the required 75% of states needed to enact the amendment (this overturned the 18th Amendment which had made the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol illegal in the United States).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:14 am
1934 – Abyssinia Crisis: Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Abyssinia, taking four days to capture the city.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:15 am
1936 – The Soviet Union adopts a new constitution and the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic is established as a full Union Republic of the USSR.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:15 am
1941 – World War II: In the Battle of Moscow Georgy Zhukov launches a massive Soviet counter-attack against the German army, with the biggest offensive launched against Army Group Centre.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:15 am
1941 – World War II: Great Britain declares war on Finland, Hungary and Romania.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:16 am
1943 – World War II: U.S. Army Air Force begins attacking Germany's secret weapons bases in Operation Crossbow .
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:16 am
1944 – World War II: Allied troops occupy Ravenna.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:16 am
1945 – Flight 19, a squadron of five U.S. naval TBF Avenger torpedo bombers, disappeared in the area now known as the Bermuda Triangle.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:16 am
1945 – Flight 19, a squadron of five U.S. naval TBF Avenger torpedo bombers, disappeared in the area now known as the Bermuda Triangle.
...as featured in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:17 am
1952 – Great Smog of 1952: A cold fog descends upon London, combining with air pollution and killing at least 12,000 in the weeks and months that follow.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:18 am
1955 – The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge and form the AFL-CIO.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:18 am
1955 – E.D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:23 am
1957 – Sukarno expels all Dutch people from Indonesia.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:23 am
1958 – Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD) is inaugurated in the UK by Queen Elizabeth II when she speaks to the Lord Provost in a call from Bristol to Edinburgh.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:23 am
1958 – The Preston bypass, the UK's first stretch of motorway, opens to traffic for the first time. It is now part of the M6 and M55 motorways.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:23 am
1964 – Vietnam War: For his heroism in battle earlier in the year, Captain Roger Donlon is awarded the first Medal of Honor of the war.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:25 am
1972 – Gough Whitlam (pictured) took office as the 21st Prime Minister of Australia and formed a duumvirate with his deputy Lance Barnard, ending 23 years of Liberal-Country Party government.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:25 am
1972 – Gough Whitlam (pictured) took office as the 21st Prime Minister of Australia and formed a duumvirate with his deputy Lance Barnard, ending 23 years of Liberal-Country Party government.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c5/Whitlam1955.jpg/74px-Whitlam1955.jpg
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:26 am
1974 – The Birmingham Americans won the only World Bowl in World Football League history.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:28 am
1976 – The United Nations General Assembly adopts Pakistan's resolution on security of non-Nuclear States.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:28 am
1977 – Egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and South Yemen. The move is in retaliation for the Declaration of Tripoli against Egypt.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:28 am
1978 – The Soviet Union signs a "friendship treaty" with the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:29 am
1979 – Sonia Johnson is formally excommunicated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for her outspoken criticism of the church concerning the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:29 am
1983 – Dissolution of the Military Junta in Argentina.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:29 am
1983 – ICIMOD is established and inaugurated with its headquarters in Kathmandu, Nepal, and legitimised through an Act of Parliament in Nepal in the same year.