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Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:29 am
1993 – The mayor of Wien (Vienna), Helmut Zilk, is wounded by a letter bomb.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:30 am
1995 – The Sri Lankan government announces the conquest of Tamil stronghold of Jaffna.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:30 am
2005 – The Lake Tanganyika earthquake causes significant damage, mostly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:31 am
2005 – The Civil Partnership Act comes into effect in the United Kingdom, and the first civil partnership is registered there.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:31 am
2006 – Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:31 am
2007 – Westroads Mall massacre: A gunman opens fire with a semi-automatic rifle at an Omaha, Nebraska mall, killing eight people before taking his own life.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:22 am
1484 - Innocent VIII issued his famous "Witch Bull," ordering an inquisition to systematically discover, torture and execute witches throughout Europe. It led to the ease with which witchcraft was charged and punished, even in the American colonies two centuries later.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:22 am
1848 - Death of Joseph Mohr, 56, Austrian Roman Catholic vicar and author in 1818 of the enduring Christmas hymn, "Stille Nacht" ("Silent Night").
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:22 am
1943 - German theologian and Nazi martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote in a letter: 'It is only when one loves life and the earth so much that without them everything seems to be over that one may believe in the resurrection and a new world.'
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:23 am
1951 - American missionary martyr Jim Elliot wrote in his journal: 'How sadly and how slowly I am learning that loud preaching and long preaching are not substitutes for inspired preaching.'
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:23 am
1988 - Televangelist Jim Bakker was charged by a federal grand jury with mail fraud and conspiracy to defraud the public through the sale of thousands of lifetime memberships to PTL theme park, Heritage U.S.A. (Bakker was convicted the following year and sentenced to prison.)
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:25 am
1990 - Former Noriega aide Luis del Cid pleads guilty
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:25 am
1990 - Salman Rushdie, author (ordered to death by Iran for blasphemy), appears in public for first time in 2 years
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:25 am
1990 - Toronto Blue Jays trade Fred McGriff & Tony Fernandez to San Diego Padres for Roberto Alomar & Joe Carter
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:29 am
1985 - Dow Jones Industrial Average rises above the 1,500 level for first time
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:29 am
1985 - Great Britain performs nuclear test
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:29 am
1985 - Sam Shepard's "Lie of the Mind" premieres in New York NY
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:31 am
1984 - Yankees trade catcher Rick Cerone to Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:33 am
1974 - "Monty Python's Flying Circus" final episode airs on BBC
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:33 am
1973 - Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run" album
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:38 am
1967 - Beatles clothing store "Apple" on 94 Baker Street, London, opens
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:38 am
1967 - Benjamin Spock & Allen Ginsberg arrested protesting Vietnam war
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:38 am
1968 - Rolling Stones release "Beggar's Banquet" LP
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:38 am
1969 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:39 am
1970 - Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy & Bill Masterson trophy stolen from NHL hall of fame
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:39 am
1970 - Los Angeles Rams Willie Ellison sets NFL record of 247 yards rushing
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:42 am
1960 Ghana drops diplomatic relations with Belgium
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:43 am
1941 Football Writers Association of America organized
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:43 am
1908 - first football uniform numerals used (University of Pittsburgh)
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:47 am
1949 - Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 5:57 am
1976 - Buffalo Bill OJ Simpson rushes 203 yards
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 6:31 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.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:30 pm
1508 – The League of Cambrai is formed by Pope Julius II, Louis XII of France, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Ferdinand II of Aragon as an alliance against Venice.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:30 pm
1520 – Martin Luther burns his copy of the papal bull Exsurge Domine outside Wittenberg's Elster Gate.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:30 pm
1541 – Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham are executed for having affairs with Catherine Howard, Queen of England and wife of Henry VIII.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:31 pm
1665 – The Royal Netherlands Marine Corps is founded by Michiel de Ruyter
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:31 pm
1684 – Edmond Halley presented the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, containing Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, to the Royal Society.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:32 pm
1816 – the United States Senate Committee on Finance was created as a standing committee
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:32 pm
1817 – Mississippi becomes the 20th U.S. state.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:32 pm
1861 – Forces led by Nguyen Trung Truc, an anti-colonial guerrilla leader in southern Vietnam, sank the French lorcha L'Esperance.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:32 pm
1861 – American Civil War: the Confederate States of America accept a rival state government's pronouncement that declares Kentucky to be the 13th state of the Confederacy.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:34 pm
1864 – American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea – Major General William Tecumseh Sherman's Union Army troops reach the outer Confederate defenses of Savannah, Georgia.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:34 pm
1868 – The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:36 pm
1868 – The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
http://www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk/_wp_generated/wp528dd450_1b.jpg
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:36 pm
1869 – Kappa Sigma Fraternity is founded at the University of Virginia
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:36 pm
1898 – Spanish-American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:36 pm
1901 – The first Nobel Prizes are awarded.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:37 pm
1902 – Women are given the right to vote in Tasmania.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:37 pm
1906 – U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:38 pm
1907 – During the Brown Dog affair, about 1,000 protesters marched through London and then clashed with 400 police officers in Trafalgar Square over the existence of a memorial for animals which have been vivisected.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:39 pm
1927 – The Grand Ole Opry premieres on radio.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:40 pm
1932 – Thailand adopts a Constitution and becomes a constitutional monarchy.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:40 pm
1935 – The Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, later renamed the Heisman Trophy, is awarded to halfback Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:40 pm
1936 – Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, out of a desire to marry American socialite Wallis Simpson (pictured) against widespread opposition, abdicated the throne, the only British monarch to have done so since the Anglo-Saxon period.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:41 pm
1936 – Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, out of a desire to marry American socialite Wallis Simpson (pictured) against widespread opposition, abdicated the throne, the only British monarch to have done so since the Anglo-Saxon period.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/33/Wallis_Simpson_-1936.JPG/79px-Wallis_Simpson_-1936.JPG
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:41 pm
1936 – Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, out of a desire to marry American socialite Wallis Simpson (pictured) against widespread opposition, abdicated the throne, the only British monarch to have done so since the Anglo-Saxon period.
Watch out for the new movie "The King's Speech".
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:42 pm
1941 – World War II: The Royal Navy capital ships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse are sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy torpedo bombers near Malaya.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:42 pm
1941 – World War II: Battle of the Philippines – Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma land on the Philippine mainland.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:42 pm
1948 – The UN General Assembly adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:42 pm
1949 – Chinese Civil War: The People's Liberation Army begins its siege of Chengdu, the last Kuomintang-held city in mainland China, forcing President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek and his government to retreat to Taiwan.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:43 pm
1955 – The Mighty Mouse Playhouse premieres on television.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:43 pm
1965 – The Grateful Dead's first concert performance under this new name.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:44 pm
1968 – Japan's biggest heist, the still-unsolved "300 million yen robbery", is carried out in Tokyo.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:44 pm
1968 – Japan's biggest heist, the still-unsolved "300 million yen robbery", is carried out in Tokyo.
Still unsolved?
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:44 pm
1978 – Arab-Israeli conflict: Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin and President of Egypt Anwar Sadat are jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:45 pm
1979 – The Kuomintang (KMT) dictatorship of Taiwan arrested a large number of opposition leaders who had organized pro-democracy demonstrations, an incident credited with ending the KMT's rule in 2000.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:45 pm
1981 – The United Nations General Assembly approves Pakistan's proposal for establishing nuclear free-zone in South Asia.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:45 pm
1983 – Democracy is restored in Argentina with the assumption of President Raúl Alfonsín.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:45 pm
1989 – Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj announces the establishment of Mongolia's democratic movement that changes the second oldest communist country into a democracy.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:46 pm
1993 – The last shift leaves Wearmouth Colliery in Sunderland. The closure of the 156-year-old pit marks the end of the old County Durham coalfield, which had been in operation since the Middle Ages.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:46 pm
1994 – Rwandan Genocide: Military advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General and head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations Maurice Baril recommends that the UN multi-national forces in Zaire stand down.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 2:44 pm
1995 - first meeting of NBA expansion teams, Raptors beat Grizzlies 93-81
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 2:47 pm
1982 - Heavyweight Michael Doakes KOs Mike Weaver in 1:03 in Las Vegas
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 2:51 pm
1520 - German reformer Martin Luther publicly burned Pope Leo X's bull, "Exsurge Domine," which had demanded that Luther recant his "protestant" heresies, including that of justification by faith alone rather than through purchased indulgences or other papal favors.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 2:52 pm
1593 - Italian archaeologist Antonio Bosio first descended into the subterranean Christian burial chambers, located under the streets of Rome. Bosio was dubbed the "Columbus of the Catacombs," and his books long remained the standard work on the underground tombs of the early Roman Church.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 2:52 pm
1854 - The second construction of the structure known as St Paul's Outside the Walls was consecrated. The church is one of four major basilicas in Rome. The original edifice was erected by Roman emperor Constantine in 324, and rebuilt as a larger basilica in the late fourth century by the Emperor Honorius (395).
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 2:52 pm
1905 - "The Gift of the Magi," a short story by William Sydney Porter, 43, was first published. Known by his pen name, O. Henry, Porter's writings were characterized by trick endings, making him a master of short story telling.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 2:52 pm
1956 - English Christian apologist C.S. Lewis wrote in a letter: 'In so far as the things unseen are manifested by the things seen, one might from one point of view call the whole material universe an allegory.'
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:06 pm
741 - Zacharias becomes Pope
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:06 pm
1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:06 pm
1294 - Pope Coelestinus V becomes Pope (until Dec 13th)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:06 pm
1582 - France begins use of Gregorian calendar
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:07 pm
1688 - King James II flees London
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:07 pm
1745 - Bonnie Prince Charlies army draws into Manchester
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:07 pm
1799 - Metric system established in France
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:07 pm
1810 - Tom Cribb (GB) beats Tom Molineaus (US-Negro) in 1st interracial boxing championship (40 rounds)
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:08 pm
1810 - Tom Cribb (GB) beats Tom Molineaus (US-Negro) in 1st interracial boxing championship (40 rounds)
40 rounds!
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:08 pm
1520 - Martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:09 pm
1817 - Mississippi admitted as 20th state
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:09 pm
1831 - "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing (weekly horse racing sheet)
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:10 pm
1836 - Emory College (now Emory University) is chartered in Oxford, Georgia.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:10 pm
1869 - The first American chapter of Kappa Sigma is founded at the University of Virginia.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:10 pm
1887 - Austria-Hungary/Italy/Great-Britain signs military treaty of Balkan
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:11 pm
1910 - JD Van de Waals wins Nobel Prize for physics
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:12 pm
1911 - Tobias Asser given Nobel prize for peace
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:13 pm
1913 - Kamerlingh Onnes receives Nobel prize for physics
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:13 pm
1914 - French government returns to Paris
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:15 pm
1915 - President Woodrow Wilson marries Edith Galt
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:15 pm
1918 - John A Heyder becomes president of baseball's National League
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:16 pm
1919 - NL votes to ban the spitball's use by all new pitchers
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:17 pm
1922 - Nobel prizes awarded to Fridtjof Nansen, Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:17 pm
1922 - Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kicked field goal, 45 yards
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:18 pm
1924 - Aggrement reached on permanent rotation of World Series with each league, getting games 1, 2, 6, 7 in alternating years
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:18 pm
1924 - Willem Einthoven awarded Nobel for medicine
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:18 pm
1925 - George Bernard Shaw awarded Nobel
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:18 pm
1926 - 2nd part of Hitler's Mein Kampf published
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:19 pm
1932 - King Rama VII (Prajadhipok) grants Thailand a constitution
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:19 pm
1934 - Fascist dictator of Latvia Ulmanis begins building concentration camp
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:20 pm
1941 - Japanese troops overrun Guam
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:20 pm
1942 - Hitler names Mussert "leader of Netherland people"
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:21 pm
1954 - Albert Schweitzer receives Nobel Peace Prize
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:21 pm
1954 - Philadelphia Phillies purchase Connie Mack Stadium
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:21 pm
1956 - Establishment of MPLA in Angola
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:21 pm
1963 - 6 year old Donny Osmond singing debut on Andy Williams Show
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:23 pm
1966 - Nobel for chemistry awarded to Robert S Mulliken
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:23 pm
1968 - Joe Frazier beats Oscar Bonavena in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:24 pm
1976 - Wings release triple album "Wings Over America"
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:24 pm
1978 - 67th Davis Cup: USA beats Great Britain in Rancho Mirage (4-1)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:24 pm
1978 - In Oslo, Menachem Begin & Anwar Sadat accept 1978 Nobel Peace Prize
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:25 pm
1991 - Howard Spira sentenced to 2½ years in prison for trying to extort money from Yankees owner George Steinbrenner
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:25 pm
1995 - Ricky Ponting makes 96 on Test Cricket debut (Aust v Sri Lanka, WACA)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:20 am
969 – Byzatine Emperor Nikephoros II is assassinated by his wife Theofano and her lover, the later Emperor John I Tzimiskes.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:20 am
1282 – Llywelyn the Last, the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:20 am
1602 – A surprise attack by forces under the command of the Duke of Savoy and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, is repelled by the citizens of Geneva.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:20 am
1789 – The University of North Carolina is chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:21 am
1792 – French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:21 am
1815 – the U.S. Senate created a select committee on finance and a uniform national currency, predecessor of the United States Senate Committee on Finance.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:21 am
1816 – Indiana becomes the 19th U.S. state.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:21 am
1905 – In a sign of support for the December Uprising in Moscow, the Council of Workers' Deputies of Kiev decided to stage a mass uprising, establishing the Shuliavka Republic in the city.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:22 am
1907 – The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:22 am
1917 – British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:22 am
1917 – Lithuania declares its independence from Russia.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:23 am
1925 – Roman Catholic papal encyclical Quas Primas introduces the Feast of Christ the King.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:23 am
1927 – Guangzhou Uprising: Communist militia and worker Red Guards launch an uprising in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, taking over most of the city and announcing the formation of a Guangzhou Soviet.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:23 am
1931 – The British Parliament enacts the Statute of Westminster 1931, establishing legislative equality between the self-governing dominions of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Dominion of Canada, the Irish Free State, Dominion of Newfoundland, the Dominion of New Zealand, and the Union of South Africa.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:24 am
1934 – Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, takes his last drink and enters treatment for the last time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:24 am
1934 – Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, takes his last drink and enters treatment for the last time.
I'll drink to that!
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:24 am
1936 – Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India becomes effective.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:24 am
1937 – Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italy leaves the League of Nations.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:25 am
1941 – World War II: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States, in turn, declares war on Germany and Italy.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:25 am
1946 – The United Nations General Assembly created UNICEF, originally to help provide emergency food and health care to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:26 am
1948 – The United Nations passes General Assembly Resolution 194, which established and defined the role of the United Nations Conciliation Commission as an organization to facilitate peace in the British Mandate for Palestine.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:26 am
1958 – French Upper Volta gains self-government from France, becomes the Republic of Upper Volta, and joins the French Community.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:27 am
1960 – French forces crack down in a violent clash with protesters in French Algeria during a visit by French president Charles de Gaulle.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:27 am
1962 – Arthur Lucas, convicted of murder, was the last person to be executed in Canada.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:28 am
1964 – Che Guevara speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. An unknown terrorist fires a mortar shell at the building during the speech.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:28 am
1968 – The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:30 am
1972 – Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and last Apollo mission to land on the Moon.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:30 am
1980 – The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, also known as CERCLA or Superfund, is enacted by the U.S. Congress.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:31 am
1981 – About 900 civilians in El Salvador were killed in the El Mozote massacre.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:31 am
1993 – Forty-eight people are killed when a block of the Highland Towers collapses near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:31 am
1994 – First Chechen War: Russian President Boris Yeltsin orders Russian troops into Chechnya.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:32 am
1994 – A bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, en route from Manila to Tokyo, killing one. The captain was able to safely land the plane.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:32 am
1997 – The Kyoto Protocol opens for signature.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:32 am
1998 – Thai Airways Flight 261 crashes near Surat Thani Airport, killing 101. The pilot flying the Thai Airways Airbus A310-300 is thought to have suffered spatial disorientation.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:32 am
2001 – The People's Republic of China joins the World Trade Organization.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:33 am
2005 – The Buncefield Oil Depot catches fire in Hemel Hempstead, England.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:33 am
2005 – Cronulla riots: Thousands of White Australians demonstrate against ethnic violence resulting in a riot against anyone thought to be Lebanese (and many who were not) in Cronulla Sydney. These are followed up by retaliatory ethnic attacks on Cronulla.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:33 am
2006 – The International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust is opened in theran, Iran by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; Nations such as Israel and the United States express concern.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:33 am
2007 – Two car bombs explode at the Constitutional Court building in Algiers and the United Nations office. An estimated 45 people are killed in the bombings.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:34 am
2008 – Bernard Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:34 am
2009 – Tiger Woods announced an indefinite leave from professional golf to focus on his marriage.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:33 am
1518 - Swiss Reformer Ulrich Zwingli, 34, was elected People's Preacher at the Old Minster Church in Zurich, where he continued as pastor for the remaining 13 years of his life.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:34 am
1640 - English Puritans introduced the "Root and Branch" petition to the Long Parliament in London. It demanded the English episcopacy, "with all its dependencies, roots and branches, be abolished." (The imagery comes from Malachi 4:1.)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:34 am
1792 - Birth of Joseph Mohr, the Austrian Roman Catholic vicar who, along with the Oberndorf Church organist Franz Gruber, on Christmas Eve of 1818, authored the enduring Christmas hymn, "Stille Nacht" ("Silent Night").
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:35 am
1962 - American missionary and apologist Francis Schaeffer wrote in a letter: 'Our trusting the Lord does not mean that there are not times of tears. I think it is a mistake as Christians to act as though trusting the Lord and tears are not compatible.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:36 am
1975 - The Central American Mission changed its name to CAM Intentional, after expanding its missionary efforts into Latin America. (This evangelical mission group was founded in 1890 by C.I. Scofield, editor of the Scofield Bible.)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:42 am
1997 - "Sunshine Boys" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:42 am
1997 - Federal judge orders Microsoft not to bundle IE4 in Windows
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:42 am
1995 - Thomas O Hicks buys NHL Dallas Stars for $84 million
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:45 am
1985 Edmonton Oilers (36) & Chicago Black Hawks (26) score NHL record 62 points
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:45 am
1985 General Electric acquires RCA Corp & its subsidiary, NBC
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:45 am
1985 NHL Record 62 points scored, Edmonton (36) beats Chicago (17) 12-9 & ties record of 21 goals
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:46 am
1985 Computer store owner in Sacramento CA killed by package bomb
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:46 am
1985 Dow Jones closes above 1,500 for 1st time (1,511.70)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:53 am
1984 - "Doug Henning & His World..." opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 60 performances
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:53 am
1973 - West German chancellor Willy Brandt normalizes trade with Czechoslovakia
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:54 am
1960 - Coleman/Leigh's musical "Wildcat" with Lucille Ball premieres in New York NY
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:54 am
1961 - Adolf Eichmann is found guilty of war crimes, in Israel
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:55 am
1961 - Elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii" album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 20 weeks
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:56 am
1916 - David Lloyd George forms British war government
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:56 am
1926 - Josephine Baker performs in Amsterdam
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 8:41 am
1730 - Voltaire's "Brutus," premieres in Paris
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 8:42 am
1792 - France's King Louis XVI went on trial, accused of treason
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 8:42 am
1844 - first dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 8:42 am
1908 - Frederick Delius' "In a Summer Garden," premieres
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 8:43 am
1901 - Marconi sends first transatlantic radio signal, Cornwall to New Foundland
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 8:44 am
1909 - Colored moving pictures demonstrated at Madison Square Garden, NYC
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 8:44 am
1909 - Canadian Football exhibition game played in Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, Hamilton Tigers beat Ottawa Rough Riders, 11-6 before 15,000
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 8:45 am
1940 - Russian general Zhukov warns of German assault
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 8:45 am
1950 - Baseball owners vote 9-7 not to renew Commissioner Chandler's contract
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 8:47 am
1951 - Joe DiMaggio announces his baseball retirement
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 8:48 am
1970 - John Lennon releases an album that contains songs with a naughty word
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:01 am
627 – A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeated Emperor Khosrau II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh, near present-day Mosul, Iraq.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:02 am
1098 – First Crusade: Massacre of Ma'arrat al-Numan – Crusaders breach the town's walls and massacre about 20,000 inhabitants. After finding themselves with insufficient food, they resort to cannibalism.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:02 am
1408 – The Order of the Dragon a monarchical chivalric order was created by Sigismund of Luxembourg, then King of Hungary.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:02 am
1531 – Our Lady of Guadalupe (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe.) An image appeared miraculously on the cloak of Juan Diego, a simple indigenous peasant, on the hill of Tepeyac near Mexico City.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:03 am
1781 – American Revolutionary War: Second Battle of Ushant – A Royal Navy squadron, commanded by Rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt in HMS Victory, defeats a French fleet.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:03 am
1787 – Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the United States Constitution five days after Delaware became the first.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:03 am
1862 – USS Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River, becoming the first armored ship to be sunk by an electrically detonated mine.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:03 am
1870 – Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman, the first one being Hiram Revels.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:03 am
1897 – Belo Horizonte, the first planned city in Brazil, is founded.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:04 am
1901 – Guglielmo Marconi received the first trans-Atlantic radio signal, from Poldhu Wireless Station in Cornwall, England, to Signal Hill in St. John's, Newfoundland.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:05 am
1911 – Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:05 am
1911 – King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck are enthroned as Emperor and Empress of India.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:05 am
1915 – President of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai announces his intention to reinstate the monarchy and proclaim himself Emperor of China.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:05 am
1917 – In Nebraska, Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:06 am
1918 – Flag of Estonia is raised atop the Pikk Hermann for the first time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:06 am
1925 – The Majlis of Iran votes to crown Reza Khan as the new Shah of Persia.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:06 am
1935 – Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:06 am
1936 – Xi'an Incident: The Generalissimo of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek is kidnapped by Zhang Xueliang.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:07 am
1937 – Panay incident: Japanese aircraft bomb and sink US gunboat Panay on the Yangtze River in China.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:07 am
1939 – Winter War: Battle of Tolvajärvi – Finnish forces defeat those of the Soviet Union in their first major victory of the conflict.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:08 am
1939 – HMS Duchess (H64) sinks after a collision with HMS Barham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:10 am
1940 – World War II: Approximately 70 people are killed in the Marples Hotel, Fitzalan Square, Sheffield as a result of a German air raid.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:11 am
1941 – World War II: Fifty four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesus Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; Cesar Basa is killed.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:11 am
1941 – World War II: USMC F4F "Wildcats" sink the first 4 major Japanese ships off Wake Island.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:12 am
1941 – World War II: UK declares war on Bulgaria. Hungary and Romania declare war on the United States. India declares war on Japan.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:13 am
1941 – Adolf Hitler announces extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:13 am
1942 – World War II: German troops begin Operation Winter Storm, an attempt to relieve encircled Axis forces during the Battle of Stalingrad.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:13 am
1942 – A fire in a hostel in St. John's, Newfoundland kills 100 people.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:16 am
1946 – A fire at a New York City ice plant spreads to a nearby tenement killing 37 people.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:16 am
1948 – Malayan Emergency: Batang Kali Massacre – 14 members of the Scots Guards stationed in Malaysia allegedly massacre 24 unarmed civilians and set fire to the village.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:16 am
1950 – Paula Ackerman, the first woman appointed to perform rabbinical functions in the United States, leads the congregation in her first services.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:17 am
1956 – The Irish Republican Army began its Border Campaign, a guerrilla campaign to overthrow British rule in Northern Ireland.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:18 am
1958 – Guinea joins the United Nations.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:18 am
1963 – Kenya gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:18 am
1964 – Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta becomes the first President of the Republic of Kenya.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:20 am
1969 – Strategy of tension: Piazza Fontana bombing – The offices of Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura in Piazza Fontana, Milan, are bombed.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:22 am
1979 – Coup d'état of December Twelfth: South Korean Army Major General Chun Doo-hwan orders the arrest of Army Chief of Staff General Jeong Seung-hwa without authorization from President Choi Kyu-ha, alleging involvement in the assassination of ex-President Park Chung Hee.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:22 am
1979 – President of Pakistan, Zia-ul-Haq, confers Nishan-e-Imtiaz on Nobel laureate Dr Abdus Salam.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:26 am
1979 – The unrecognised state of Zimbabwe Rhodesia returns to British control and resumes using the name Southern Rhodesia.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:27 am
1979 – A major earthquake and tsunami kill 259 people in Colombia.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:27 am
1982 – Women's peace protest at Greenham Common – 30,000 women hold hands and form a human chain around the 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi) perimeter fence.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:28 am
1984 – Maaouiya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya becomes the third president of Mauritania after a coup d'état against Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla while the latter was attending a summit.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:28 am
1985 – Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashed after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, killing 256, including 248 members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:29 am
1988 – The Clapham Junction rail crash kills thirty-five and injures hundreds after two collisions of three commuter trains – one of the worst train crashes in the United Kingdom.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:30 am
1991 – Russian Federation gains independence from the USSR.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:30 am
2000 – The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:33 am
2005 – Gebran Tueni, Lebanese journalist and politician, is assassinated.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 4:33 am
2006 – Peugeot produces its last car at the Ryton Plant signalling the end of mass car production in Coventry, formerly a major centre of the British motor industry.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 5:58 am
1666 - The Moscow Council deposed Russian Orthodox Patriarch Nikon, 61. The church synod had sought to bring an end to the struggle between Czar Alexis and Patriarch Nikon, but the antagonism, begun as a call for liturgical reform, ultimately grew into a struggle over the relationship between church and state.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 5:59 am
1712 - The South Carolina colony passed a "Sunday Law" requiring "all...persons whatsoever" to attend church each Sunday, to refrain from skilled labor, and to do no traveling by horse or wagon beyond the necessary. Infractions of this law were met with a 10_shilling fine and/or a two hour lock up in the village stocks.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 5:59 am
1767 Anglican clergyman and hymnwriter John Newton wrote in a letter: 'The Lord himself is our Keeper. Nothing befalls us but what is adjusted by His wisdom and love. He will, in one way or another, sweeten every bitter cup, and ere long He will wipe away all tears from our eyes.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:00 am
1808 - The Bible Society of Philadelphia was organized, the first of its kind in America. Rev. William White was elected first president of the new organization, whose purpose it was to promote and distribute the Scriptures.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:00 am
1974 - Pope Paul VI announced his intention of canonizing Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (1774_1821), who had founded the first free Catholic school in the U.S. as well as the religious order known as the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:02 am
1997 - Carlos the Jackal, "professional revolutionary" goes on trial in Paris
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:03 am
1997 - Federal judge sentences Autumn Jackson, who claims to be Bill Cosby's daughter, to 26 months for trying to extort $40 million from him
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:03 am
1997 - Florida releases Alex Arias, the last original Marlin
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:03 am
1997 - Japanese train builders (Maglev) claim world speed record at 332 MPH
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:03 am
1997 - Red Sox sign Pedro Martinez to record 6 year $69 million contract