Dec. 8th
In 1863, President Lincoln announced his plan for the Reconstruction of the South.
In 1886,the American Federation of Labor was founded in Columbus, Ohio.
In 1941,the United Staes entered World War II as Congress declared was against Japan,a day after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
In 1986,House Democrats selected majority leader Jim Wright to be chamber's 48th speaker,succeeding Thomas P."Tip" O' Neill.
In 1991,Aids patient Kimberly Bergalis,who had contracted the disease from her dentist,died in Fort Pierce,Florida,at age 23.
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Dec 10th
In 1817, Mississippi was admitted as the 20th state.
In 1869, women were granted the right to vote in the Wyoming Territory.
In 1896, Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel prizes, died in San Remo, Italy, at age 63.
In 1931, Jane Addams became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (the co-recipient that year was Nicholas Murray Butler).
In 1948, the U.N. General Assembly adopted its Universal Declaration on Human Rights.
In 1950, Ralph J. Bunche was presented the Nobel Peace Prize, the first black American to receive the award.
In 1958, the first domestic passenger jet flight took place in the U.S. as a National Airlines Boeing 707 flew 111 passengers from New York to Miami in about 2 1/2 hours.
In 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. received his Nobel Peace Prize.
In 1967, singer Otis Redding died in the crash of his private plane in Wisconsin.
In 1986, human rights advocate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.
Ten years ago: Roman Catholic Bishop Filipe Ximenes Belo and exiled activist Jose Ramos Horta, opponents of Indonesia's occupation of East Timor, accepted the Nobel Peace Prize. On International Human Rights Day, President Clinton urged the Senate to embrace a 17-year-old treaty barring abuses against women.
Five years ago: President Bush told reporters a videotape of Osama bin Laden in which the al-Qaida leader talked happily about the Sept. 11 attacks "just reminded me of what a murderer he is." Secretary-General Kofi Annan accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of himself and the United Nations.
One year ago: A Nigerian jetliner crashed while landing in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, killing all but three of the 110 people on board. Chief U.N. nuclear inspector Mohamed ElBaradei accepted the Nobel Peace Prize. Former Sen. Eugene McCarthy died in Washington, D.C., at age 89. Actor-comedian Richard Pryor died in Encino, Calif., at age 65. Southern California running back Reggie Bush won the Heisman Trophy.
Today's Birthdays: Actor Harold Gould is 83. Former Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter is 76. Actor Tommy Kirk is 65. Actress Fionnula Flanagan is 65. Pop singer Chad Stuart (Chad and Jeremy) is 65. Actress-singer Gloria Loring is 60. Pop-funk musician Walter "Clyde" Orange (The Commodores) is 60. Rhythm-and-blues singer Ralph Tavares is 58. Rhythm-and-blues singer Jessica Cleaves (Friends of Distinction) is 58. Country singer Johnny Rodriguez is 55. Actress Susan Dey is 54. Actor Michael Clarke Duncan is 49. Jazz musician Paul Hardcastle is 49. Actor-director Kenneth Branagh is 46. Actress Nia Peeples is 45. TV chef Bobby Flay is 42. Rock singer-musician J Mascis is 41. Country singer Kevin Sharp is 36. Rock musician Scot Alexander (Dishwalla) is 35. Violinist Sarah Chang is 26. Actress Raven is 21.
In 1817, Mississippi was admitted as the 20th state.
In 1869, women were granted the right to vote in the Wyoming Territory.
In 1896, Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel prizes, died in San Remo, Italy, at age 63.
In 1931, Jane Addams became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (the co-recipient that year was Nicholas Murray Butler).
In 1948, the U.N. General Assembly adopted its Universal Declaration on Human Rights.
In 1950, Ralph J. Bunche was presented the Nobel Peace Prize, the first black American to receive the award.
In 1958, the first domestic passenger jet flight took place in the U.S. as a National Airlines Boeing 707 flew 111 passengers from New York to Miami in about 2 1/2 hours.
In 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. received his Nobel Peace Prize.
In 1967, singer Otis Redding died in the crash of his private plane in Wisconsin.
In 1986, human rights advocate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.
Ten years ago: Roman Catholic Bishop Filipe Ximenes Belo and exiled activist Jose Ramos Horta, opponents of Indonesia's occupation of East Timor, accepted the Nobel Peace Prize. On International Human Rights Day, President Clinton urged the Senate to embrace a 17-year-old treaty barring abuses against women.
Five years ago: President Bush told reporters a videotape of Osama bin Laden in which the al-Qaida leader talked happily about the Sept. 11 attacks "just reminded me of what a murderer he is." Secretary-General Kofi Annan accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of himself and the United Nations.
One year ago: A Nigerian jetliner crashed while landing in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, killing all but three of the 110 people on board. Chief U.N. nuclear inspector Mohamed ElBaradei accepted the Nobel Peace Prize. Former Sen. Eugene McCarthy died in Washington, D.C., at age 89. Actor-comedian Richard Pryor died in Encino, Calif., at age 65. Southern California running back Reggie Bush won the Heisman Trophy.
Today's Birthdays: Actor Harold Gould is 83. Former Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter is 76. Actor Tommy Kirk is 65. Actress Fionnula Flanagan is 65. Pop singer Chad Stuart (Chad and Jeremy) is 65. Actress-singer Gloria Loring is 60. Pop-funk musician Walter "Clyde" Orange (The Commodores) is 60. Rhythm-and-blues singer Ralph Tavares is 58. Rhythm-and-blues singer Jessica Cleaves (Friends of Distinction) is 58. Country singer Johnny Rodriguez is 55. Actress Susan Dey is 54. Actor Michael Clarke Duncan is 49. Jazz musician Paul Hardcastle is 49. Actor-director Kenneth Branagh is 46. Actress Nia Peeples is 45. TV chef Bobby Flay is 42. Rock singer-musician J Mascis is 41. Country singer Kevin Sharp is 36. Rock musician Scot Alexander (Dishwalla) is 35. Violinist Sarah Chang is 26. Actress Raven is 21.
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December 11
1816 - The Hoosier state, Indiana, entered the United States of America as the 19th state. The nickname, meaning rustic, is not a good decription of Indianapolis, the major metropolis that is its capital. However, much of the state is still farmland, and the little state flower, the peony, grows in many Hoosier front yards. The cardinal, the state bird, is also the state bird of each of the states (except Michigan) that border Indiana: Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio.
1844 - Dr. Horace Wells of Hartford, CT had a tooth extracted. Ouch! But wait. He became the first to receive an anesthetic for this dental procedure. Ah, muth bether, Dothtuh.
1882 - The Bijou Theatre in Boston, MA became the first theatre to be lighted by electricity.
1919 - The kind citizens of Enterprise, Alabama dedicated the first known monument to an insect! The town turned out to honor the boll weevil; the evil weevil that destroyed cotton plants. However, by forcing folks to diversify their crops, the farmers wound up tripling their income. Thus, the tribute to those bugs.
1939 - Betty Grable and her famous legs were featured on the cover of LIFE magazine. Legend has it that she didn’t care much for the picture, but it became an international symbol of ‘back home’ for those at war.
1939 - Marlene Dietrich recorded Falling In Love Again -- on the Decca label.
1944 - The Chesterfield Supper Club debuted on NBC radio. Perry Como, Jo Stafford and many other stars of the day shared the spotlight on the 15-minute show that aired five nights a week. The show was sponsored by Chesterfield cigarettes.
1946 - John D. Rockefeller, Jr. offered up a six-block area of land in New York City for use as world headquarters of the United Nations. The offer was accepted the following day. No one connected with the United Nations has been able to make a decision that quickly since.
1951 - Joe DiMaggio announced his retirement from baseball. Joltin’ Joe played only for the New York Yankees during his 13-year career. His lifetime batting average was .325; and his streak of 56 games batted safely in, still stands as a record. Joe’s two brothers, Vince and Dom, were also major-league players.
1952 - An audience of 70,000 people watched from 31 theatres as Richard Tucker starred in Carmen. The event was the first pay-TV production of an opera. Ticket prices ranged from $1.20 to $7.20.
1967 - The French prototype Concorde 001 was rolled out in Toulouse, France (the British 002 prototype was not quite finished in Bristol). The joint British-French venture and the world’s first supersonic airliner, took two more years of testing and fine-tuning the powerful engines before it made its maiden flight.
1973 - Karen and Richard Carpenter received a gold record for their single, Top of the World.
1973 - Ron Santo was traded to the Chicago White Sox from crosstown rivals, the Chicago Cubs. Santo became the first major-league baseball player to invoke the rule which permits 10-year veterans of a club to refuse to be traded. He turned down a trade to the California Angels.
1976 - Al Stewart debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 with Year of the Cat. It peaked at #8, but not until March 1977.
1981 - It was Muhammad Ali’s 61st -- and last -- fight. He lost to future champ Trevor Berbick.
1982 - Toni Basil reached the #1 one position on the pop music charts for the first time, with her single, Mickey. The chorus: “Hey Mickey, you’re so fine, you’re so fine, you blow my mind, hey Mickey, hey Mickey.†Romantic, huh?
1983 - Noises Off, a London play, opened at the Atkinson Theatre in New York City. The three-act play was described by critics as “an outrageous slapstick comedy of utter chaos.â€
1985 - The most expensive non-oil acquisition in U.S. history took place. General Electric Company agreed to buy RCA Corporation for $6.3 billion. The conglomerate would bring in about $39 billion in revenues. The deal also included NBC radio and TV.
1985 - With the season still in progress, the Chicago Bears declared their intention to appear in and win the Super Bowl. Members of the team, known as Chicago Bears Shufflin’ Crew, released their Superbowl Shuffle. The Bears went on to defeat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, 46-10.
“You better start makin’
Your Superbowl plans.
But don’t get ready or go to any trouble,
Unless you practice
The Superbowl Shuffle.â€
1993 - Snoop Doggy Dogg’s Doggy Style was number one on U.S. album charts. The rest of the top five: 2-Vs., Pearl Jam; 3-Music Box, Mariah Carey; 4-The Spaghetti Incident?, Guns N' Roses; 5-The Beavis & Butt-Head Experience, Various artists.
1997 - Negotiators from around the world (more than 150 countries) agreed on a package of measures that for the first time would legally obligate industrial countries to cut emissions of waste industrial (greenhouse) gases that scientists say are warming the Earth’s atmosphere.
1998 - Movies debuting in the U.S.: Jack Frost (“Jack Frost is getting a second chance to be the world’s coolest dad... if he doesn’t melt first.â€), with Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Mark Addy and Joseph Cross; Life is Beautiful/La Vita è Bella (Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film), starring the Academy Award-winning Roberto Benigni (Best Actor), Nicoletta Braschi, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bustric, Giorgio Cantarini, Marisa Paredes; and Star Trek: Insurrection (“The Battle for Paradise Has Begunâ€), with Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Levar Burton, Michael Dorn and the rest of the crew of the Enterprise.
1816 - The Hoosier state, Indiana, entered the United States of America as the 19th state. The nickname, meaning rustic, is not a good decription of Indianapolis, the major metropolis that is its capital. However, much of the state is still farmland, and the little state flower, the peony, grows in many Hoosier front yards. The cardinal, the state bird, is also the state bird of each of the states (except Michigan) that border Indiana: Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio.
1844 - Dr. Horace Wells of Hartford, CT had a tooth extracted. Ouch! But wait. He became the first to receive an anesthetic for this dental procedure. Ah, muth bether, Dothtuh.
1882 - The Bijou Theatre in Boston, MA became the first theatre to be lighted by electricity.
1919 - The kind citizens of Enterprise, Alabama dedicated the first known monument to an insect! The town turned out to honor the boll weevil; the evil weevil that destroyed cotton plants. However, by forcing folks to diversify their crops, the farmers wound up tripling their income. Thus, the tribute to those bugs.
1939 - Betty Grable and her famous legs were featured on the cover of LIFE magazine. Legend has it that she didn’t care much for the picture, but it became an international symbol of ‘back home’ for those at war.
1939 - Marlene Dietrich recorded Falling In Love Again -- on the Decca label.
1944 - The Chesterfield Supper Club debuted on NBC radio. Perry Como, Jo Stafford and many other stars of the day shared the spotlight on the 15-minute show that aired five nights a week. The show was sponsored by Chesterfield cigarettes.
1946 - John D. Rockefeller, Jr. offered up a six-block area of land in New York City for use as world headquarters of the United Nations. The offer was accepted the following day. No one connected with the United Nations has been able to make a decision that quickly since.
1951 - Joe DiMaggio announced his retirement from baseball. Joltin’ Joe played only for the New York Yankees during his 13-year career. His lifetime batting average was .325; and his streak of 56 games batted safely in, still stands as a record. Joe’s two brothers, Vince and Dom, were also major-league players.
1952 - An audience of 70,000 people watched from 31 theatres as Richard Tucker starred in Carmen. The event was the first pay-TV production of an opera. Ticket prices ranged from $1.20 to $7.20.
1967 - The French prototype Concorde 001 was rolled out in Toulouse, France (the British 002 prototype was not quite finished in Bristol). The joint British-French venture and the world’s first supersonic airliner, took two more years of testing and fine-tuning the powerful engines before it made its maiden flight.
1973 - Karen and Richard Carpenter received a gold record for their single, Top of the World.
1973 - Ron Santo was traded to the Chicago White Sox from crosstown rivals, the Chicago Cubs. Santo became the first major-league baseball player to invoke the rule which permits 10-year veterans of a club to refuse to be traded. He turned down a trade to the California Angels.
1976 - Al Stewart debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 with Year of the Cat. It peaked at #8, but not until March 1977.
1981 - It was Muhammad Ali’s 61st -- and last -- fight. He lost to future champ Trevor Berbick.
1982 - Toni Basil reached the #1 one position on the pop music charts for the first time, with her single, Mickey. The chorus: “Hey Mickey, you’re so fine, you’re so fine, you blow my mind, hey Mickey, hey Mickey.†Romantic, huh?
1983 - Noises Off, a London play, opened at the Atkinson Theatre in New York City. The three-act play was described by critics as “an outrageous slapstick comedy of utter chaos.â€
1985 - The most expensive non-oil acquisition in U.S. history took place. General Electric Company agreed to buy RCA Corporation for $6.3 billion. The conglomerate would bring in about $39 billion in revenues. The deal also included NBC radio and TV.
1985 - With the season still in progress, the Chicago Bears declared their intention to appear in and win the Super Bowl. Members of the team, known as Chicago Bears Shufflin’ Crew, released their Superbowl Shuffle. The Bears went on to defeat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, 46-10.
“You better start makin’
Your Superbowl plans.
But don’t get ready or go to any trouble,
Unless you practice
The Superbowl Shuffle.â€
1993 - Snoop Doggy Dogg’s Doggy Style was number one on U.S. album charts. The rest of the top five: 2-Vs., Pearl Jam; 3-Music Box, Mariah Carey; 4-The Spaghetti Incident?, Guns N' Roses; 5-The Beavis & Butt-Head Experience, Various artists.
1997 - Negotiators from around the world (more than 150 countries) agreed on a package of measures that for the first time would legally obligate industrial countries to cut emissions of waste industrial (greenhouse) gases that scientists say are warming the Earth’s atmosphere.
1998 - Movies debuting in the U.S.: Jack Frost (“Jack Frost is getting a second chance to be the world’s coolest dad... if he doesn’t melt first.â€), with Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Mark Addy and Joseph Cross; Life is Beautiful/La Vita è Bella (Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film), starring the Academy Award-winning Roberto Benigni (Best Actor), Nicoletta Braschi, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bustric, Giorgio Cantarini, Marisa Paredes; and Star Trek: Insurrection (“The Battle for Paradise Has Begunâ€), with Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Levar Burton, Michael Dorn and the rest of the crew of the Enterprise.
Dec.11--20 days left in 2006
In 1816,indiana became the 19th state.
In 1928,police in Buenos Aires,Argentina, announced they had thwarted an attempt on the life of President-elect Herbert Hoover.
In 1980,President Carter signed into a law legislation creating a $1.6 billion environmental "superfund" to pay for cleaning up chemical spills and toxic waste dumps.
In 1991,a jury in West palm Beach,Florida acquited William Kennedy Smith of sexual assault and battery,rejecting the allegations of Patricia Bowman.
In 1816,indiana became the 19th state.
In 1928,police in Buenos Aires,Argentina, announced they had thwarted an attempt on the life of President-elect Herbert Hoover.
In 1980,President Carter signed into a law legislation creating a $1.6 billion environmental "superfund" to pay for cleaning up chemical spills and toxic waste dumps.
In 1991,a jury in West palm Beach,Florida acquited William Kennedy Smith of sexual assault and battery,rejecting the allegations of Patricia Bowman.
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Today is Wednesday, Dec. 13, the 347th day of 2006. There are 18 days left in the year.
On Dec. 13, 1862, Union forces suffered a major defeat to the Confederates at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
In 1642, Dutch navigator Abel Tasman sighted present-day New Zealand.
In 1835, Phillips Brooks, the American Episcopal bishop who wrote the words to "O Little Town of Bethlehem," was born in Boston.
In 1928, George Gershwin‘s musical work "An American in Paris" had its premiere, at Carnegie Hall in New York.
In 1978, the Philadelphia Mint began stamping the Susan B. Anthony dollar, which went into circulation in July 1979.
In 1994, an American Eagle commuter plane carrying 20 people crashed short of Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina, killing 15.
In 2003, Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces while hiding in a hole under a farmhouse in Adwar, Iraq , near his hometown of Tikrit.
Ten years ago: President Clinton nominated Bill Daley to be commerce secretary and Bill Richardson to be United Nations ambassador. The U.N. Security Council U.N. Security Council chose Kofi Annan of Ghana to become the world body‘s seventh secretary-general. Trade ministers from 28 countries meeting in Singapore endorsed a U.S.-crafted trade pact to abolish import duties on computers, software and other high-tech products.
Five years ago: The Pentagon publicly released a captured videotape of Osama bin Laden in which the al-Qaida leader said the deaths and destruction achieved by the Sept. 11 attacks exceeded his "most optimistic" expectations. Five suspected Islamic militants killed nine people in an attack on India‘s parliament before being killed themselves. President Bush served formal notice that the United States was pulling out of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with Russia.
One year ago: Crips gang co-founder Stanley Tookie Williams, whose supporters argued he had redeemed himself inside prison, was executed in California for killing four people in robberies. Iraqis living abroad began voting in the country‘s parliamentary elections. American Red Cross President Marsha Evans announced her resignation.
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On Dec. 13, 1862, Union forces suffered a major defeat to the Confederates at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
In 1642, Dutch navigator Abel Tasman sighted present-day New Zealand.
In 1835, Phillips Brooks, the American Episcopal bishop who wrote the words to "O Little Town of Bethlehem," was born in Boston.
In 1928, George Gershwin‘s musical work "An American in Paris" had its premiere, at Carnegie Hall in New York.
In 1978, the Philadelphia Mint began stamping the Susan B. Anthony dollar, which went into circulation in July 1979.
In 1994, an American Eagle commuter plane carrying 20 people crashed short of Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina, killing 15.
In 2003, Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces while hiding in a hole under a farmhouse in Adwar, Iraq , near his hometown of Tikrit.
Ten years ago: President Clinton nominated Bill Daley to be commerce secretary and Bill Richardson to be United Nations ambassador. The U.N. Security Council U.N. Security Council chose Kofi Annan of Ghana to become the world body‘s seventh secretary-general. Trade ministers from 28 countries meeting in Singapore endorsed a U.S.-crafted trade pact to abolish import duties on computers, software and other high-tech products.
Five years ago: The Pentagon publicly released a captured videotape of Osama bin Laden in which the al-Qaida leader said the deaths and destruction achieved by the Sept. 11 attacks exceeded his "most optimistic" expectations. Five suspected Islamic militants killed nine people in an attack on India‘s parliament before being killed themselves. President Bush served formal notice that the United States was pulling out of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with Russia.
One year ago: Crips gang co-founder Stanley Tookie Williams, whose supporters argued he had redeemed himself inside prison, was executed in California for killing four people in robberies. Iraqis living abroad began voting in the country‘s parliamentary elections. American Red Cross President Marsha Evans announced her resignation.
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Dec. 13--18 days left in 2006
In 1642,Dutch navigator Abel Tasman sighted present-day New Zealand.
In 1769,dartmouth College,in New hampshire,received its charter.
In 1918, President Wilson arrived in France,becoming the first chief executive to visit Europe while in office.
In 1944, during World War II,the U.S. cruiser Nashville was badly damaged in a Japanese kamikaze attack that claimed more than 130 lives.
Good Work TTT
In 1642,Dutch navigator Abel Tasman sighted present-day New Zealand.
In 1769,dartmouth College,in New hampshire,received its charter.
In 1918, President Wilson arrived in France,becoming the first chief executive to visit Europe while in office.
In 1944, during World War II,the U.S. cruiser Nashville was badly damaged in a Japanese kamikaze attack that claimed more than 130 lives.
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thanks no reply and you also do good work...... 
on topic:
In 1799, the first president of the United States, George Washington, died at his Mount Vernon home at age 67.
• In 1819, Alabama joined the Union as the 22nd state.
• In 1861, Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, died in London.
• In 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his group became the first men to reach the South Pole, beating out an expedition led by Robert F. Scott.
• In 1939, the Soviet Union was dropped from the League of Nations.
• In 1946, the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish U.N. headquarters in New York.
• In 1962, the U.S. space probe Mariner 2 approached Venus, transmitting information about the planet.
• In 1975, six South Moluccan extremists surrendered after holding 23 hostages for 12 days on a train near the Dutch town of Beilen.
• In 1981, Israel annexed the Golan Heights, which it had seized from Syria in 1967.
• In 1986, the experimental aircraft Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, took off from Edwards Air Force Base in California on the first nonstop, non-refueled flight around the world.
• In 1995, Presidents Alija Izetbegovic of Bosnia, Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia and Franjo Tudjman of Croatia signed the Bosnian peace treaty in Paris.
on topic:
In 1799, the first president of the United States, George Washington, died at his Mount Vernon home at age 67.
• In 1819, Alabama joined the Union as the 22nd state.
• In 1861, Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, died in London.
• In 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his group became the first men to reach the South Pole, beating out an expedition led by Robert F. Scott.
• In 1939, the Soviet Union was dropped from the League of Nations.
• In 1946, the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish U.N. headquarters in New York.
• In 1962, the U.S. space probe Mariner 2 approached Venus, transmitting information about the planet.
• In 1975, six South Moluccan extremists surrendered after holding 23 hostages for 12 days on a train near the Dutch town of Beilen.
• In 1981, Israel annexed the Golan Heights, which it had seized from Syria in 1967.
• In 1986, the experimental aircraft Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, took off from Edwards Air Force Base in California on the first nonstop, non-refueled flight around the world.
• In 1995, Presidents Alija Izetbegovic of Bosnia, Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia and Franjo Tudjman of Croatia signed the Bosnian peace treaty in Paris.
Dec. 14---17days left in 2006
12/14/1996-----A freighter lost power on the Mississppi River and barreled into the Riverwalk complex in New Orleams;miraculously,no one was killed.
Teamster President Ron Carey won election to a second term(however,the results were later overturned and Carey barred from a rerun vote by a court-appointed monitor who ruled that Carey had used union money for his campaign).
12/14/2001-----Hundreds of U.S. Marines occupied the Kanadahar airport,carefully picking through unexploded weaponry and debris left by the Taliban as the U.S. military relocated its main base in southern Afganistan.
George o'Leary resigned as Notre Dame football coach five days after being hired,admitting he'd lied about his academic and athletic background
12/14/1996-----A freighter lost power on the Mississppi River and barreled into the Riverwalk complex in New Orleams;miraculously,no one was killed.
Teamster President Ron Carey won election to a second term(however,the results were later overturned and Carey barred from a rerun vote by a court-appointed monitor who ruled that Carey had used union money for his campaign).
12/14/2001-----Hundreds of U.S. Marines occupied the Kanadahar airport,carefully picking through unexploded weaponry and debris left by the Taliban as the U.S. military relocated its main base in southern Afganistan.
George o'Leary resigned as Notre Dame football coach five days after being hired,admitting he'd lied about his academic and athletic background
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Dec 15
1986 CIA director William Casey suffers a cerebral seizure
1986 150 killed during race riot in Karachi Pakistan
1987 "Les Miserables" opens at Shubert Theatre, Boston
1988 Lori Davis of Long Island sues Mike Tyson for grabbing her buttocks
1990 Rocker Rod Stewart marries super model Rachel Hunter
1991 "Nick & Nora" closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 9 performances
1991 Deb Richard wins JBP Cup LPGA Match Play Golf Championship
1992 Arthur Ashe is named Sports Illustrated Sportman of Year
1992 WNEW AM (1130) NYC resigns air, replaced by WBBR
1993 GATT Uruguay Round completed
1993 British premier major/Irish premier Reynolds signs Downing Street Declaration concerning Northern Ireland self determination
1993 C-130 flies into a Philippines hill & explodes, 16 killed
1993 Haitian premier Robert Malval resigns
1993 John Williams final appearance as conductor of Boston Pops
1993 Lee Aspen resigns as Secretary of Defense
1993 Y-12 crashes at Phonesavanh, Laos: 18 killed
1994 Diane Modahl banned from Athletics for Drug Use, in the UK
1994 "Tuna Christmas" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 20 performances
1994 John Bruton becomes Ireland's premier
1994 Liberia militia kills 48 inhabitants of Monrovia
1995 Playboy goes back on sale after 36 year ban in Ireland
1996 Dottie Pepper & Juli Inkster win LPGA Diner's Club Golf Matches
1996 Jim Colbert & Bob Murphy win Diner's Club Senior PGA Golf Matches
1996 Tom Lehman & Duffy Waldoff win Diner's Club PGA Golf Matches
1997 San Francisco 49ers retire Joe Montana's #16
1986 CIA director William Casey suffers a cerebral seizure
1986 150 killed during race riot in Karachi Pakistan
1987 "Les Miserables" opens at Shubert Theatre, Boston
1988 Lori Davis of Long Island sues Mike Tyson for grabbing her buttocks
1990 Rocker Rod Stewart marries super model Rachel Hunter
1991 "Nick & Nora" closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 9 performances
1991 Deb Richard wins JBP Cup LPGA Match Play Golf Championship
1992 Arthur Ashe is named Sports Illustrated Sportman of Year
1992 WNEW AM (1130) NYC resigns air, replaced by WBBR
1993 GATT Uruguay Round completed
1993 British premier major/Irish premier Reynolds signs Downing Street Declaration concerning Northern Ireland self determination
1993 C-130 flies into a Philippines hill & explodes, 16 killed
1993 Haitian premier Robert Malval resigns
1993 John Williams final appearance as conductor of Boston Pops
1993 Lee Aspen resigns as Secretary of Defense
1993 Y-12 crashes at Phonesavanh, Laos: 18 killed
1994 Diane Modahl banned from Athletics for Drug Use, in the UK
1994 "Tuna Christmas" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 20 performances
1994 John Bruton becomes Ireland's premier
1994 Liberia militia kills 48 inhabitants of Monrovia
1995 Playboy goes back on sale after 36 year ban in Ireland
1996 Dottie Pepper & Juli Inkster win LPGA Diner's Club Golf Matches
1996 Jim Colbert & Bob Murphy win Diner's Club Senior PGA Golf Matches
1996 Tom Lehman & Duffy Waldoff win Diner's Club PGA Golf Matches
1997 San Francisco 49ers retire Joe Montana's #16
In 1905,the entertainment trade publication Variety came out with its first weekly issue.
In 1950,President Truman proclaimed a national state of emergency in order to fight "Communist imperialism."
In 1956, Cardinal Francis Spellman,the Archbishop of New York,personally denounced the yet-to-be released movie "baby Doll," saying Catholics would be committing a sin if they saw it.
In 1960, 134 people were killed when a United Air Lines Dc-8 and a TWA Super Constellation collided over New York City.
In 1986,Ronald W. Pelton,a former National Security Agency employee convicted of selling defense secrets to the Soviet Uhion,was sentenced by a judge in Baltimore to life in prison.
In 1991,the U.N. General Assembly rescinded its 1975 resolution equating Zionism with racism by a vote of 111-25.
In 2000, President Bush selected Colin Powell to become the first black secretary of state.
In 1950,President Truman proclaimed a national state of emergency in order to fight "Communist imperialism."
In 1956, Cardinal Francis Spellman,the Archbishop of New York,personally denounced the yet-to-be released movie "baby Doll," saying Catholics would be committing a sin if they saw it.
In 1960, 134 people were killed when a United Air Lines Dc-8 and a TWA Super Constellation collided over New York City.
In 1986,Ronald W. Pelton,a former National Security Agency employee convicted of selling defense secrets to the Soviet Uhion,was sentenced by a judge in Baltimore to life in prison.
In 1991,the U.N. General Assembly rescinded its 1975 resolution equating Zionism with racism by a vote of 111-25.
In 2000, President Bush selected Colin Powell to become the first black secretary of state.
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In 1787, New Jersey became the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1865, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery, was declared in effect.
In 1892, Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" publicly premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia.
In 1940, Adolf Hitler signed a secret directive ordering preparations for a Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. (Operation Barbarossa was launched in June 1941.)
In 1944, in a pair of rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the wartime relocation of Japanese-Americans, but also said undeniably loyal Americans of Japanese ancestry could not continue to be detained.
In 1956, Japan was admitted to the United Nations.
In 1956, the controversial movie "Baby Doll," starring Carroll Baker, was released.
In 1956, the panel game show "To Tell the Truth" debuted on CBS TV.
In 1969, Britain's Parliament abolished the death penalty for murder.
In 1972, the United States began heavy bombing of North Vietnamese targets during the Vietnam War. (The bombardment ended 12 days later.)
In 1980, former Soviet Premier Alexei N. Kosygin died at age 76.
In 1787, New Jersey became the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1865, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery, was declared in effect.
In 1892, Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" publicly premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia.
In 1940, Adolf Hitler signed a secret directive ordering preparations for a Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. (Operation Barbarossa was launched in June 1941.)
In 1944, in a pair of rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the wartime relocation of Japanese-Americans, but also said undeniably loyal Americans of Japanese ancestry could not continue to be detained.
In 1956, Japan was admitted to the United Nations.
In 1956, the controversial movie "Baby Doll," starring Carroll Baker, was released.
In 1956, the panel game show "To Tell the Truth" debuted on CBS TV.
In 1969, Britain's Parliament abolished the death penalty for murder.
In 1972, the United States began heavy bombing of North Vietnamese targets during the Vietnam War. (The bombardment ended 12 days later.)
In 1980, former Soviet Premier Alexei N. Kosygin died at age 76.
12/18/96 FBI agent Earl Edwin Pitts was arrested,accused of selling secrets to the Russians.(Pitts was sentenced in June 1997 tp 27 years in prison after admitting that he'd conspired and attempted to commit espionage.)
12/18/96 A federal judge in Philadelphia threw out Mumia Abu-Jamel's death sentence and ordered a new sentencing hearing for the former Black Panther alternately portrayed as a vicious cop-killer and ,victim of a racist frame-up.9Both sides appealed that ruling,and Abu-Jamel remains on death row.)
Birthdays
Hal Kanter------------88
Gen. Ramsey Clark--79
Roger Smith----------74
Lonnie Brooks--------73
Keith Richards--------63
Alan Rudolph----------63
Steven Spielberg-----60
Ron Piazza-------------59
Gillian Armstrong------56
Leonard Maltin---------56
Elliot Easton------------53
Ray Liotta--------------51
Brad Pitt----------------43
Tracy Byrd-------------40
12/18/96 A federal judge in Philadelphia threw out Mumia Abu-Jamel's death sentence and ordered a new sentencing hearing for the former Black Panther alternately portrayed as a vicious cop-killer and ,victim of a racist frame-up.9Both sides appealed that ruling,and Abu-Jamel remains on death row.)
Birthdays
Hal Kanter------------88
Gen. Ramsey Clark--79
Roger Smith----------74
Lonnie Brooks--------73
Keith Richards--------63
Alan Rudolph----------63
Steven Spielberg-----60
Ron Piazza-------------59
Gillian Armstrong------56
Leonard Maltin---------56
Elliot Easton------------53
Ray Liotta--------------51
Brad Pitt----------------43
Tracy Byrd-------------40
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Dec 19th
1732
Benjamin Franklin began publishing Poor Richard's Almanac.
1776
Thomas Paine published his first American Crisis essay, in which he wrote, "These are the times that try men's souls."
1843
Charles Dickens published "A Christmas Carol."
1946
War broke out in Indochina when Ho Chi Minh attacked the French.
1972
Apollo 17 splashed down in the Pacific, ending the Apollo program of manned lunar landings.
1984
Britain and China signed an accord returning Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty on July 1, 1997.
1998
President Bill Clinton impeached on two counts by the House of Representatives.
2003
Muammar al-Qaddafi of Libya announced that his country would discontinue development of weapons of mass destruction.
1732
Benjamin Franklin began publishing Poor Richard's Almanac.
1776
Thomas Paine published his first American Crisis essay, in which he wrote, "These are the times that try men's souls."
1843
Charles Dickens published "A Christmas Carol."
1946
War broke out in Indochina when Ho Chi Minh attacked the French.
1972
Apollo 17 splashed down in the Pacific, ending the Apollo program of manned lunar landings.
1984
Britain and China signed an accord returning Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty on July 1, 1997.
1998
President Bill Clinton impeached on two counts by the House of Representatives.
2003
Muammar al-Qaddafi of Libya announced that his country would discontinue development of weapons of mass destruction.
Dec. 19---12 days left in 2006
In 1777,Gen George Washington led his army of about 11,000 men to Valley Forge,Pa. to camp for the winter.
In 1818,British forces captured Fort Niagara during the War of 1812.
In 1907,239 workers died in a coal mine explosion in Jacobs Creek,Pa.
In 1974,Nelson A. Rockefeller was sworn in as the 41st vice president of the United States.
In 1983,Lawrence E. Walsh was appointed independent councel to investigate the Iran-Contra affair.
In 1777,Gen George Washington led his army of about 11,000 men to Valley Forge,Pa. to camp for the winter.
In 1818,British forces captured Fort Niagara during the War of 1812.
In 1907,239 workers died in a coal mine explosion in Jacobs Creek,Pa.
In 1974,Nelson A. Rockefeller was sworn in as the 41st vice president of the United States.
In 1983,Lawrence E. Walsh was appointed independent councel to investigate the Iran-Contra affair.
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Today in History, Dec. 19
1777: Gen. George Washington led his army of about 11,000 men to Valley Forge, Pa., to camp for the winter.
1813: British forces captured Fort Niagara during the War of 1812.
1843: “A Christmas Carol,†by Charles Dickens, was first published in England.
1907: 239 workers died in a coal mine explosion in Jacobs Creek, Pa.
1932: The British Broadcasting Corporation began transmitting overseas with its Empire Service to Australia.
1946: War broke out in Indochina as troops under Ho Chi Minh launched widespread attacks against the French.
1972: Apollo 17 splashed down in the Pacific, winding up the Apollo program of manned lunar landings.
1974: Nelson A. Rockefeller was sworn in as the 41st vice president of the United States.
1986: Lawrence E. Walsh was appointed independent counsel to investigate the Iran-Contra affair.
1986: The Soviet Union announced it had freed dissident Andrei Sakharov from internal exile and pardoned his wife, Yelena Bonner.
1998: President Clinton was impeached by the Republican-controlled House on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice (He was later acquitted by the Senate).
1996: The television industry unveiled a plan to rate programs using tags such as “TV-G,†“TV-Y†and “TV-M.†The school board of Oakland, Calif., voted to recognize black English, also known as “Ebonics,†in a decision that set off a firestorm of controversy (The board later modified its stance). Actor Marcello Mastroianni died in Paris at age 72.
2001: Argentina’s president, Fernando de la Rua, decreed a state of siege as his country’s economic crisis triggered violence. The fires that had burned beneath the ruins of the World Trade Center in New York City for the previous three months were declared extinguished except for a few scattered hot spots.
2005: A Chalk’s Ocean Airways seaplane crashed off Miami Beach, Fla., killing 18 passengers and both pilots. President Bush forcefully defended a domestic spying program as an effective tool in disrupting terrorists and insisted it was not an abuse of Americans’ civil liberties. A video posted by an extremist group on a Web site purportedly showed the killing of American contractor Ronald Allen Schulz. Afghanistan’s first democratically elected parliament in more than three decades convened. Southern California running back Reggie Bush was named The Associated Press Player of the Year. Mob boss Vincent “The Chin†Gigante died in the federal prison in Springfield, Mo., at age 77.
1777: Gen. George Washington led his army of about 11,000 men to Valley Forge, Pa., to camp for the winter.
1813: British forces captured Fort Niagara during the War of 1812.
1843: “A Christmas Carol,†by Charles Dickens, was first published in England.
1907: 239 workers died in a coal mine explosion in Jacobs Creek, Pa.
1932: The British Broadcasting Corporation began transmitting overseas with its Empire Service to Australia.
1946: War broke out in Indochina as troops under Ho Chi Minh launched widespread attacks against the French.
1972: Apollo 17 splashed down in the Pacific, winding up the Apollo program of manned lunar landings.
1974: Nelson A. Rockefeller was sworn in as the 41st vice president of the United States.
1986: Lawrence E. Walsh was appointed independent counsel to investigate the Iran-Contra affair.
1986: The Soviet Union announced it had freed dissident Andrei Sakharov from internal exile and pardoned his wife, Yelena Bonner.
1998: President Clinton was impeached by the Republican-controlled House on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice (He was later acquitted by the Senate).
1996: The television industry unveiled a plan to rate programs using tags such as “TV-G,†“TV-Y†and “TV-M.†The school board of Oakland, Calif., voted to recognize black English, also known as “Ebonics,†in a decision that set off a firestorm of controversy (The board later modified its stance). Actor Marcello Mastroianni died in Paris at age 72.
2001: Argentina’s president, Fernando de la Rua, decreed a state of siege as his country’s economic crisis triggered violence. The fires that had burned beneath the ruins of the World Trade Center in New York City for the previous three months were declared extinguished except for a few scattered hot spots.
2005: A Chalk’s Ocean Airways seaplane crashed off Miami Beach, Fla., killing 18 passengers and both pilots. President Bush forcefully defended a domestic spying program as an effective tool in disrupting terrorists and insisted it was not an abuse of Americans’ civil liberties. A video posted by an extremist group on a Web site purportedly showed the killing of American contractor Ronald Allen Schulz. Afghanistan’s first democratically elected parliament in more than three decades convened. Southern California running back Reggie Bush was named The Associated Press Player of the Year. Mob boss Vincent “The Chin†Gigante died in the federal prison in Springfield, Mo., at age 77.
Dec. 20
In 1790,the first successful cotton mill in the United States began operating at Pawtucket,R.I.
In 1860,South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union.
In 1864,Confederate forces evacuated Savannah,Ga., as Union Gen. Williams T. Sherman continued his "march to the Sea."
In 1946, the Frank Capra film "It's A Wonderful Life," starring James Stewart and Donna Reed, had a preview showing for charity at New York's Globe Theatre,a day before its "official" world premiere.
In 1968, author john Steinbeck died in New York at age 66
In 1989,the United States launched operation just Cause,sending troops into Panama to topple the government of General Manuel Noriega.
In 1999, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled that homosexual couples were entitled to the same benefits and protections as wedded couples.
In 1790,the first successful cotton mill in the United States began operating at Pawtucket,R.I.
In 1860,South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union.
In 1864,Confederate forces evacuated Savannah,Ga., as Union Gen. Williams T. Sherman continued his "march to the Sea."
In 1946, the Frank Capra film "It's A Wonderful Life," starring James Stewart and Donna Reed, had a preview showing for charity at New York's Globe Theatre,a day before its "official" world premiere.
In 1968, author john Steinbeck died in New York at age 66
In 1989,the United States launched operation just Cause,sending troops into Panama to topple the government of General Manuel Noriega.
In 1999, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled that homosexual couples were entitled to the same benefits and protections as wedded couples.
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Today’s Birthdays
Charlie Ryan, singer-songwriter, 91
Little Jimmy Dickens, country singer, 86
Robert Sherman, composer-lyricist (“Mary Poppinsâ€), 81
Cicely Tyson, actress, 73
Maurice White, rhythm-and-blues singer-musician (Earth, Wind and Fire), 65
Tim Reid, actor, 62
Richard E. Leakey, paleontologist, 62
Alvin Lee, rock singer (Ten Years After), 62
Elaine Joyce, actress, 61
John McEuen, musician, 61
Janie Fricke, singer, 59
Mike Lookinland, actor, 46
Jennifer Beals, actress, 43
Robert McNaughton, actor, 40
Kevin Shepard, rock musician, 38
Kristy Swanson, actress, 37
Amy Locane, actress, 35
Rosa Blasi, actress, 34
Alyssa Milano,
Charlie Ryan, singer-songwriter, 91
Little Jimmy Dickens, country singer, 86
Robert Sherman, composer-lyricist (“Mary Poppinsâ€), 81
Cicely Tyson, actress, 73
Maurice White, rhythm-and-blues singer-musician (Earth, Wind and Fire), 65
Tim Reid, actor, 62
Richard E. Leakey, paleontologist, 62
Alvin Lee, rock singer (Ten Years After), 62
Elaine Joyce, actress, 61
John McEuen, musician, 61
Janie Fricke, singer, 59
Mike Lookinland, actor, 46
Jennifer Beals, actress, 43
Robert McNaughton, actor, 40
Kevin Shepard, rock musician, 38
Kristy Swanson, actress, 37
Amy Locane, actress, 35
Rosa Blasi, actress, 34
Alyssa Milano,
Dec.21
In 1913,the first crossword puzzle was published,in the New York World.
In 1942,the Supreme Court ruled all states had to recognize divorces granted in Nevada,
In 1945,Gen S. Patton died in Heidelberg,Germany,of injuries from a car accident.
In 1968,Apollo 8 was launched on a mission to orbit the moon.
In 1913,the first crossword puzzle was published,in the New York World.
In 1942,the Supreme Court ruled all states had to recognize divorces granted in Nevada,
In 1945,Gen S. Patton died in Heidelberg,Germany,of injuries from a car accident.
In 1968,Apollo 8 was launched on a mission to orbit the moon.