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| December 12th |
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| About December 12th is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 19 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1745 - John Jay, first U.S. Chief Justice 1915 - Frank Sinatra, singer, actor 1923 - Bob Barker, television game show host (The Price Is Right) 1924 - Ed Koch, former New York City mayor 1938 - Connie Francis, singer ("Who's Sorry Now?") 1940 - Dionne Warwick, singer, actress, activist 1950 - Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture 1970 - Jennifer Connelly, actress, model (A Beautiful Mind) 1975 - Mayim Bialik, actress (Blossom) Deaths 1792 - Arthur Lee, Revolutionary War diplomat 1991 - Eleanor Boardman, silent movie actress (Souls for Sale) 2006 - Peter Boyle, actor (Everybody Loves Raymond) 2007 - Ike Turner, bandleader, musician 2008 - Van Johnson, actor (Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo) Events 1787 - Pennsylvania ratifies the United States Constitution, becoming the second state to do so. 1870 - Joseph Rainey of South Carolina, the first black member in the U.S. House, is sworn in. 1925 - The world's first motel opens, the Motel Inn in San Luis Obispo, California. 1963 - Kenya gains its independence from Britain. 1975 - Sara Jane Moore pleads guilty to trying to kill President Gerald R. Ford. 1985 - Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashes killing 248 soldiers of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Div and 8 crew members. 2000 - The United States Supreme Court releases their decision in Bush v. Gore. 2001 - Winona Ryder is arrested on shoplifting charges in Beverly Hills, California. |
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