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| December 11th |
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| About December 11th is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 20 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. December 11th is Indiana Day, a celebration for their admission to the United States. Births 1922 - Grace Paley, author, poet, activist 1932 - Noam Pitlik, actor, director (Night Court, Mr. Belvedere) 1940 - Donna Mills, actress (Knots Landing) 1941 - Max Baucus, U.S. Senator (Montana) 1943 - John Kerry, U.S. Senator (Massachusetts) 1954 - Jermaine Jackson, singer, author (The Jackson 5) 1958 - Nikki Sixx, musician (Mötley Crüe) Deaths 1964 - Sam Cooke, singer, songwriter ("Bring It on Home to Me") 2008 - Bettie Page, model, pop culture icon Events 1787 - Pennsylvania ratifies the United States Constitution, becoming the second state to do so. 1789 - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is established. 1816 - Indiana is admitted to the Union, becoming the 19th state. 1894 - The world's first auto show opens in Paris, France with four makes of automobiles on display. 1941 - Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, following the United States declaration of war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States, in turn, declares war on Germany and Italy. 1946 - The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established. 1971 - The Libertarian Party of the United States is founded. 2008 - Bernard Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme. |
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