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| December 20th |
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| About December 20th is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 11 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1740 - Arthur Lee, Revolutionary War diplomat 1928 - Jack Christiansen, Hall of Fame defensive back, coach 1942 - Bob Hayes, Hall of Fame wide receiver 1978 - Tony Moore, comic artist (The Walking Dead) 1983 - Jonah Hill, actor, screenwriter (Superbad) 1990 - JoJo, R&B and pop singer, songwriter Deaths 1812 - Sacagawea, Shoshone woman (accompanied Lewis and Clark) 2001 - Foster Brooks, actor, comedian (Mork & Mindy) 2008 - Robert Mulligan, director (To Kill a Mockingbird) Events 1803 - The Louisiana Purchase is formally completed in New Orleans. 1860 - South Carolina becomes the first state to declare its secession from the Union. 1951 - The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. 1968 - The Zodiac Killer murders David Faraday Betty and Lou Jenson in Vallejo, California. 1987 - The passenger ferry Doña Paz sinks after colliding with an oil tanker resulting in 4,000 deaths. 1989 - The United States invades Panama to overthrow military dictator Manuel Noriega. 1995 - American Airlines Flight 965, a Boeing 757 scheduled from Miami, Florida to Cali, Columbia, crashes into a mountain 50 km north of Cali, Colombia killing 156 passengers and 8 crew members. 2002 - Trent Lott resigns as the Senate Minority Leader after his remarks on Strom Thurmond sparked controversy. 2005 - In the court case of Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, US District Court Judge John E. Jones III makes a ruling against the teaching of "intelligent design" being mandated. 2006 - Naveed Hag's life is spared when a judge rules against the death penalty after his conviction in the Jewish Federation in Seattle shootings. |
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