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01 Dec 0772
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Pope Adrian I elected
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01 Dec 0800
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Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican. |
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01 Dec 1167
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Northern Italian towns form Lombardi League
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01 Dec 1420
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Henry V of England enters Paris. |
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01 Dec 1566
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Spanish King Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, Duke of Alva
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01 Dec 1577
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Francis Walsingham is knighted. |
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01 Dec 1626
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Pasha Muhammad ibn Farukh tyrannical gov of Jerusalem, driven out
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01 Dec 1640
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Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule
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01 Dec 1640
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End of the Iberian Union: Portugal acclaims as King João IV of Portugal, ending 60 years of personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain and the end of the rule of the Philippine Dynasty. |
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01 Dec 1641
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Mass becomes 1st colony to give statutory recognition to slavery
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01 Dec 1653
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An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St. Albans to London in less than 90 minutes
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01 Dec 1656
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Germany promises Poland aid against Sweden
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01 Dec 1708
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Great Alliance occupies Brussels
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01 Dec 1742
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Empress Elisabeth orders expulsion of all Jews from Russia
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01 Dec 1750
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1st American school to offer manual training courses opens - Maryland
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01 Dec 1768
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The former slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøy in Norway. |
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01 Dec 1783
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J van North launches unmanned balloon
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01 Dec 1821
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Santo Domingo (Dominican Rep) proclaims independence from Spain
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01 Dec 1822
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Dom Pedro crowned Emperor of Brazil
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01 Dec 1822
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Franz Liszts (11) debut as pianist Isabella Colbran
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01 Dec 1822
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Peter I is crowned Emperor of Brazil. |
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01 Dec 1824
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House of Reps begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams
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01 Dec 1824
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Jackson, WH Crawford and H Clay Adams eventually declared President
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01 Dec 1824
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United States presidential election, 1824: Since no candidate received a majority of the total electoral college votes in the election, the United States House of Representatives is given the task of deciding the winner in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution. |
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01 Dec 1826
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French philhellene Charles Nicolas Fabvier forces his way through the Turkish cordon and ascends the Acropolis of Athens, which had been under siege. |
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01 Dec 1828
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Argentine general Juan Lavalle makes a coup against governor Manuel Dorrego, beginning the Decembrist revolution. |
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01 Dec 1831
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Erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather
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01 Dec 1834
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Slavery is abolished in the Cape Colony in accordance with the Slavery Abolition Act 1833. |
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01 Dec 1835
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Hans Christian Andersen published his 1st book of fairy tales
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01 Dec 1843
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1st chartered mutual life insurance company opens
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01 Dec 1852
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Telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands
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01 Dec 1862
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In his State of the Union Address President Abraham Lincoln reaffirms the necessity of ending slavery as ordered ten weeks earlier in the Emancipation Proclamation. |
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01 Dec 1864
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Raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, TN to Saltville, Virginia
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01 Dec 1864
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Skirmish at Millen Brutal, Georgia
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01 Dec 1864
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Great Fire of Brisbane |
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01 Dec 1865
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Shaw University, the first historically black university in the southern United States, is founded in Raleigh, North Carolina. |
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01 Dec 1868
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John D Rockefeller begins anti oil war
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01 Dec 1878
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1st White House telephone installed
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01 Dec 1885
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First serving of the soft drink Dr Pepper at a drug store in Waco, Texas. |
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01 Dec 1887
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Sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "Study in Scarlet"
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01 Dec 1891
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James Naismith creates the game of basketball
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01 Dec 1896
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1st certified public accountants receive certificates (NY)
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01 Dec 1900
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South African President Paul Kruger visits Flanders
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01 Dec 1903
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"The Great Train Robbery, " the 1st Western film, released
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01 Dec 1909
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1st Christmas Club payment made, to Carlisle Trust Co, Pennsylvania
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01 Dec 1909
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1st Israeli kibbutz founded, Deganya Alef
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01 Dec 1913
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1st drive-up gasoline station opens (Pittsburgh)
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01 Dec 1913
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Continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2:38)
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01 Dec 1913
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The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation. |
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01 Dec 1913
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The Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line. |
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01 Dec 1913
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Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the First Balkan War, is annexed by Greece. |
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01 Dec 1917
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Boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb
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01 Dec 1918
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Danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence
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01 Dec 1918
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Iceland becomes independent state under Danish crown
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01 Dec 1918
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Serbian-Croatian-Slovic kingdom proclaimed in Belgrade
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01 Dec 1918
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Yugoslavia declares independence; monarchy established
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01 Dec 1918
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Transylvania unites with the Kingdom of Romania, following the incorporation of Bessarabia (March 27) and Bukovina (November 28), thus concluding the Great Union. |
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01 Dec 1918
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The Kingdom of Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom. |
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01 Dec 1918
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The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed. |
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01 Dec 1919
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Lady Nancy Astor sworn-in as 1st female member of British Parliament
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01 Dec 1919
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Lady Astor becomes the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. (She had been elected to that position on November 28.) |
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01 Dec 1919
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The first issue of Diário de Noite is published from Goa. |
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01 Dec 1921
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1st US helium-filled dirigible makes 1st flight
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01 Dec 1921
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US Post Office establishes philatelic agency
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01 Dec 1922
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1st skywriting over US-"Hello USA"-by Captain Turner, RAF
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01 Dec 1922
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Polish state chief marshal Jozef Pilsudski, resigns
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01 Dec 1925
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Treaty of Locarno signed
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01 Dec 1928
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CFL Grey Cup: Ham Tigers beats Regina, 30-0 at Hamilton
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01 Dec 1928
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Railroad museum opens in Utrecht Neth
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01 Dec 1929
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Game of Bingo invented by Edwin S Lowe
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01 Dec 1930
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NHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty
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01 Dec 1930
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Ruth Nichols becomes 1st woman pilot to cross continent
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01 Dec 1931
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Ottawa branch of Royal Mint begins operation as Royal Canadian Mint
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01 Dec 1934
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In the Soviet Union, Politburo member Sergey Kirov is shot dead by Leonid Nikolaev at the Communist Party headquarters in Leningrad. |
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01 Dec 1936
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2nd Heisman Trophy Award: Larry Kelley, Yale (E)
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01 Dec 1936
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Bell Labs tests coaxial cable for TV use
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01 Dec 1936
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EW Brundin and FF Lyon obtain patent on soilless culture of plants
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01 Dec 1937
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Japan recognizes Franco government
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01 Dec 1938
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School bus and train collide in Salt Lake City, Utah
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01 Dec 1941
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British cruiser Devonshire sinks German sub Python
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01 Dec 1941
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Japanese Emperor Hirohito signs declaration of war
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01 Dec 1941
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US Civil Air Patrol (CAP) organizes
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01 Dec 1941
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World War II: Emperor Hirohito of Japan gives the final approval to initiate war against the United States. |
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01 Dec 1941
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World War II: Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor of New York City and Director of the Office of Civilian Defense, signs Administrative Order 9, creating the Civil Air Patrol. |
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01 Dec 1942
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Gasoline rationed in US
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01 Dec 1943
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FDR, Churchill and Stalin agree to Operation Overlord (D-Day)
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01 Dec 1944
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Mail routing resumes in free South Netherlands
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01 Dec 1945
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CFL Grey Cup: Toronto beats Winnipeg, 35-0 at Toronto
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01 Dec 1946
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Australia compile 645 vs. India at the Gabba (Bradman 187)
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01 Dec 1948
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Arabic Congress names Abdullah of Trans Jordan, King of Palestine
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01 Dec 1948
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Piet Roozenburg becomes world champion checker player
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01 Dec 1948
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Taman Shud Case: The body of an unidentified man is found in Adelaide, Australia, involving an undetectable poison and a secret code in a very rare book; the case remains unsolved and is "one of Australia's most profound mysteries." |
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01 Dec 1949
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WBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Dec 1949
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WKTV TV channel 2 in Utica, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting
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01 Dec 1951
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17th Heisman Trophy Award: Dick Kazmaier, Princeton (HB)
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01 Dec 1951
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Golden Gate Bridge closes due to high winds
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01 Dec 1952
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The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgensen, the first notable case of sexual reassignment surgery. |
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01 Dec 1953
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WAIM (now WAXA) TV channel 40 in Anderson, SC (IND) 1st broadcast
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01 Dec 1953
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Walter Alston named Dodger manager
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01 Dec 1953
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WCSH TV channel 6 in Portland, ME (NBC) begins broadcasting
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01 Dec 1954
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Nationalist China and US sign dike agreement
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01 Dec 1954
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Yanks send Miller, Segrist, Leppert and 2 minors to Orioles for Blayzka, Kryhoski, Johnson, Fridley and Del Guercio (completing 18 player deal)
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01 Dec 1955
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Rosa Parks (black) arrested for refusing to move to the back of bus
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01 Dec 1955
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American Civil Rights Movement: In Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man and is arrested for violating the city's racial segregation laws, an incident which leads to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. |
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01 Dec 1956
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"Candide" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 73 performances
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01 Dec 1956
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Alain Mimoun wins 13th Olympics marathon (2:25:00.0)
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01 Dec 1956
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Frank Robinson (NL) and Luis Aparicio (AL) voted Rookie of the Year
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01 Dec 1956
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Indonesian VP Mohammed Hatta, resigns
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01 Dec 1958
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"Flower Drum Song" opens at St. James Theater NYC for 602 performances
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01 Dec 1958
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Central African Republic made autonomous member of Fr Comm (National Day)
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01 Dec 1958
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Our Lady of Angels School burns, killing 92 students and 3 nuns (Chic)
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01 Dec 1958
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The Central African Republic attains self-rule within the French Union. |
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01 Dec 1958
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The Our Lady of the Angels School fire in Chicago kills 92 children and three nuns. |
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01 Dec 1959
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12 nations sign treaty for scientific peaceful use of Antarctica
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01 Dec 1959
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25th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Cannon, LSU (HB)
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01 Dec 1959
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The 1st color photograph of Earth received from outer space
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01 Dec 1959
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Cold War: Opening date for signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent. |
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01 Dec 1960
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Patrice Lumumba caught in the Congo
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01 Dec 1960
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Paul McCartney and Pete Best are arrested (and later deported) from Hamburg, Germany, after accusations of attempted arson. |
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01 Dec 1962
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Grey Cup halted by fog, resumed next day (Winnipeg 28, Hamilton 27)
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01 Dec 1962
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KGMB TV channel 9 in Honolulu, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Dec 1963
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Nagaland becomes a state of Indian union
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01 Dec 1963
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New York Jets 1st shutout, beat Kansas City 17-0
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01 Dec 1963
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Nagaland becomes the 16th state of India. |
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01 Dec 1964
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Houston Colt .45s change name to Astros
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01 Dec 1964
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ML King speaks to J Edgar Hoover about his slander campaign
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01 Dec 1964
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Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his top-ranking advisers meet to discuss plans to bomb North Vietnam. |
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01 Dec 1964
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Malawi, Malta and Zambia join the United Nations. |
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01 Dec 1965
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Airlift of refugees from Cuba to US began
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01 Dec 1965
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South Africa government says children of white fathers are white
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01 Dec 1965
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India's Border Security Force is established. |
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01 Dec 1966
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Georg Kiesinger elected West German chancellor
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01 Dec 1966
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Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, Maryland to Boulder, Colorado
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01 Dec 1966
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The first Gävle goat, an annual Swedish Yule Goat tradition, is erected in Gävle. |
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01 Dec 1967
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Pacific Northwest Sports awarded AL expansion franchise (Seattle)
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01 Dec 1967
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Queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope
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01 Dec 1967
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Seattle awarded one of the 2 AL expansion franchise teams
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01 Dec 1967
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Wilt Chamberlain set NBA record of 22 free throws misses
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01 Dec 1968
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"Promises Promises" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 1281 performances
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01 Dec 1968
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Gonzalo Barrios elected President of Venezuela
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01 Dec 1968
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Peggy Wilson wins LPGA Hollywood Lakes Golf Open
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01 Dec 1968
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Pirate Radio Modern (259) (England) begins transmitting
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01 Dec 1969
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US government holds its 1st draft lottery since WWII
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01 Dec 1969
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Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II. |
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01 Dec 1970
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Luis Echeverria Alvarez sworn in as President of Mexico
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01 Dec 1970
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NHL takes control of Pittsburgh Penguins
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01 Dec 1971
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"2 Gentlemen of Verona" opens at St. James Theater NYC for 613 performances
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01 Dec 1971
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Cubs release Ernie Banks and sign him as a coach
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01 Dec 1971
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John andYoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US
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01 Dec 1971
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Cambodian Civil War: Khmer Rouge rebels intensify assaults on Cambodian government positions, forcing their retreat from Kompong Thmar and nearby Ba Ray. |
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01 Dec 1972
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Wings release "Hi, Hi, Hi" in the UK
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01 Dec 1973
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Australia grants self-government to Papua New Guinea
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01 Dec 1973
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Jack Nicklaus becomes 1st golfer to earn $2M in a year
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01 Dec 1973
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Jan Ferraris wins LPGA-Japan Golf Classic
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01 Dec 1973
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Stan Stasiak beats Pedro Morales in Philadelphia, to become WWF champ
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01 Dec 1973
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Papua New Guinea gains self-governance from Australia. |
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01 Dec 1974
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Boeing 727 crashes in Upperville Virginia, 92 died
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01 Dec 1974
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Jacqueline Hansen runs female world record marathon (2:43:54.5)
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01 Dec 1974
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LA Skid Row slasher kills 1st of 8
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01 Dec 1974
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TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727, crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport, killing all 92 people on board. |
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01 Dec 1974
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Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231, another Boeing 727, crashes northwest of John F. Kennedy International Airport. |
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01 Dec 1975
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US President Gerald Ford visits China PR
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01 Dec 1976
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Angola admitted to UN
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01 Dec 1976
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Bangladesh General Ziaur Rahman declares himself President
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01 Dec 1976
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Sex Pistols using profanity on TV, gets them branded as "rotten punks"
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01 Dec 1976
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Angola joins the United Nations. |
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01 Dec 1978
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President Carter more than doubles national park system size
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01 Dec 1980
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46th Heisman Trophy Award: George Rogers, South Carolina (RB)
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01 Dec 1980
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Mel Harris appears on M*A*S*H in "Cementing Relationships"
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01 Dec 1980
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US Justice Department sues Yonkers siting racial discrimination
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01 Dec 1981
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180 dies as Yugoslav DC-9 jetliner slams into a mountain
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01 Dec 1981
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Yugoslavic DC-9 crashes into mountain at Corsica, 174 killed
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01 Dec 1981
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Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308, a McDonnell Douglas MD-80, crashes in Corsica, killing all 180 people on board. |
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01 Dec 1982
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Dentist Barney B Clark gets 1st artificial heart
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01 Dec 1982
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Michael Jackson releases "Thriller"
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01 Dec 1983
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Rita Lavelle, former head of EPA, convicted of perjury
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01 Dec 1984
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50th Heisman Trophy Award: Doug Flutie, Boston College (QB)
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01 Dec 1984
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Greg Page KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 8 for WBA heavyweight boxing title
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01 Dec 1984
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NASA conducts the Controlled Impact Demonstration, wherein an airliner is deliberately crashed in order to test technologies and gather data to help improve survivability of crashes. |
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01 Dec 1985
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STS 61-C vehicle moves to launch pad
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01 Dec 1986
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Paul McCartney releases "Only Love Remains"
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01 Dec 1987
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Digging begins to link England and France under English Channel
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01 Dec 1988
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596 dead after cyclone hits Bangladesh, half a million homeless
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01 Dec 1988
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Benazir Bhutto named 1st female Prime Minister of a Moslem country (Pakistan)
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01 Dec 1988
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Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Qian Qichen visits Moscow
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01 Dec 1988
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NBC bids record $401M to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics
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01 Dec 1988
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New York Islanders greatest shutout lose (8-0) vs. St. Louis Blues
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01 Dec 1988
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Benazir Bhutto is appointed Prime Minister of Pakistan. |
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01 Dec 1989
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"Day Without Art"-Artists demonstrate against AIDS
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01 Dec 1989
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East Germany drops communist monopoly from its constitution
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01 Dec 1989
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Mark Langston signs record $3.2 million per year California Angels contract
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01 Dec 1989
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USSR President Mikhail S Gorbachev meets Pope John Paul II at the Vatican
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01 Dec 1989
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Philippine coup attempt: The right-wing military rebel Reform the Armed Forces Movement attempts to oust Philippine President Corazon Aquino in a failed bloody coup d'état. |
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01 Dec 1989
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Cold War: East Germany's parliament abolishes the constitutional provision granting the Communist Party the leading role in the state. |
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01 Dec 1990
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56th Heisman Trophy Award: Ty Detmer, Brigham Young (QB)
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01 Dec 1990
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Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia hold their 1st joint session
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01 Dec 1990
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New York Knicks Patrick Ewing scores 50 points beating Charlotte 113-96
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01 Dec 1990
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Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet 40 metres beneath the seabed. |
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01 Dec 1991
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"Moscow Circus Cirk Valentin" closes at Gershwin NYC after 32 performances
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01 Dec 1991
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"Once on this Island" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 469 performances
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01 Dec 1991
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80th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Lyon (3-1)
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01 Dec 1991
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AIDS awareness day
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01 Dec 1991
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Colorado party wins Paraguay parliamentary election
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01 Dec 1991
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Nursultan Nazarbayev sworn in as President of Kazakhstan
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01 Dec 1991
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Ukrainian people vote for independence
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01 Dec 1991
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US 75th manned space mission "STS 44" Atlantis 10 lands
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01 Dec 1991
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Cold War: Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union. |
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01 Dec 1992
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2 C-141B Starlifters collide in Montana and crash, 13 die
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01 Dec 1992
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Amy Fisher sentenced 5-15 yrs for shooting Mary Jo Buttafuoco
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01 Dec 1993
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Northwest Airlink plane crashes in Minn, killing 18
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01 Dec 1994
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3 Seattle Seahawks injured in a car accident
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01 Dec 1994
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Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere announce they are seperating
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01 Dec 1994
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Ernesto Zedillo innaugrated as President of Mexico
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01 Dec 1994
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PTL leader Jim Bakker released from jail
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01 Dec 1994
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Rober Schumanns 2nd Symphony premieres in London
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01 Dec 1996
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85th Davis Cup: France beats Sweden in Malmo (3-2)
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01 Dec 1997
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GS Warrior guard Latrell Sprewell, attacks his coach P J Carlesimo
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01 Dec 1997
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Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Davenport IA on KORB 93.5 FM
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01 Dec 1997
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Westinghouse formally changes its name to CBS
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01 Dec 1997
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In the Indian state of Bihar, Ranvir Sena attacked the CPI(ML) Party Unity stronghold Lakshmanpur-Bathe, killing 63 lower caste people. |
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01 Dec 2001
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Captain Bill Compton brings Trans World Airlines Flight 220, an MD-83, into St. Louis International Airport bringing to an end 76 years of TWA operations following TWA's purchase by American Airlines. |
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01 Dec 2009
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The Treaty of Lisbon, which amends the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, which together comprise the constitutional basis of European Union, comes into effect. |
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01 Dec 2013
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China launches Yutu or Jade Rabbit, its first lunar rover, as part of the Chang'e 3 lunar exploration mission. |
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01 Dec 2013
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A derailment of a Metro-North Railroad train near Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx, New York City kills four and injures 61. |
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