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December 12, 1997 Carlos the Jackal, "professional revolutionary" goes on trial in Paris December 12, 1997 Florida releases Alex Arias, the last original Marlin December 12, 1997 Japanese Maglev train builders claim world speed record at 332 MPH December 12, 1997 Red Sox sign Pedro Martinez to record 6 year $69 million contract December 12, 1997 SWAT team shoots John E Armstrong in Fla, freeing 2 young hostages December 12, 1997 TWA 800 hearings end December 12, 1997 Fed judge sentences Autumn Jackson, who claims to be Bill Cosby's daughter, to 26 months for trying to extort $40 million from him December 12, 1996 Assassination attempt on Uday (Iraqi's heir to Sadam Hussain) December 12, 1996 Marlins sign their 6th free-agent since Nov 22, Moises Alou December 12, 1995 CBC announces Radio Canada International service to end on March 31 December 12, 1995 Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres address both house of U.S. congress December 12, 1995 NBA referees return to work after striking December 12, 1995 Amendment to make it illegal to physically desecrate the flag turned down by senate 63-36 (need 2/3 vote) December 12, 1993 "Any Given Day" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 32 performances December 12, 1993 "Kentucky Cycle" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 34 performances December 12, 1993 WAQX 104.3 (Q-104) rock format replaces WNCN classic format in New York City December 12, 1992 58th Heisman Trophy Award: Gino Torretta, Miami, Florida (QB) December 12, 1992 6.8-7.5 earthquake strikes Flores Island (tsunami kills 3,000) December 12, 1992 Japanese crown prince Naruhito announces engagement to Masaka Owada December 12, 1992 Julia Kurotchkina, 18, of Russia, crowned 42nd Miss World December 12, 1992 New York Giants lose 19-0 to Phoenix Cardinals December 12, 1991 Actor Richard Gere marries supermodel Cindy Crawford December 12, 1991 Maastricht Treaty signed to create a European Community December 12, 1991 New Jersey Nets set NBA record of 22 blocks beating Nuggets 121-81 December 12, 1991 Orion Pictures filed Chapter 11 for bankruptcy protection December 12, 1991 Tampa Bay Bucaneer Dexter Manley, retires after failing drug test December 12, 1990 US accuses Iraq of dragging its feet on dates for talks December 12, 1990 US ambassador to Kuwait, Nathaniel Howell leaves Kuwait December 12, 1988 3 trains collide in London, 40 die December 12, 1988 New York City Subway system adds new stations (Z line) December 12, 1988 PLO leader Yasi Arafat accepts Israel's right to exist December 12, 1988 Sandra Miller of Queens sues Mike Tyson for sexual harassment December 12, 1987 Mookie Blaylock sets NBA record of 13 steals in a game December 12, 1987 Okla's sets NCAA record of 33 steals vs Centenary December 12, 1987 Rollermania at MSG, Eastern Express beats Midwest Pioneers December 12, 1986 David Boon's fourth Test century, 103 vs. England at Adelaide December 12, 1986 James "Bone Crusher" Smith TKO's WBA champ Tim Witherspoon in MSG December 12, 1986 Russian Tupolev-134 crashes in East Berlin, 70 killed December 12, 1986 South African journalist Zwelakhe Sisulu arrested December 12, 1985 248 U.S. soldiers and 8 crew members die in Arrow Air charter crash December 12, 1985 DC-8 crashes near Gander, Newfoundland; 258 die December 12, 1985 NASA launches space vehicle S-207 December 12, 1983 A truck bomb explodes at U.S. Embassy in Kuwait December 12, 1982 "Herman Van Veen: All of Him" closes at Ambassador New York City after 6 perf December 12, 1982 $9,800,000 in cash stolen from money transport car in New York City December 12, 1982 57th Australian Womens Tennis: C Evert beats M Navratilova (63 26 63) December 12, 1982 Joanne Carner/John Mahaffey wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic December 12, 1981 "1st" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 37 performances December 12, 1981 Gambia and Senegal sign agreement to be known as Senegambia in Feb 1982 December 12, 1981 Wayne Gretzky scores quickest 50th goal (game 39) December 12, 1980 US's copyright law amended to include computer programs December 12, 1979 Gold hits record $462.50 an ounce December 12, 1979 Rhodesia becomes independent nation of Zimbabwe December 12, 1977 Yanks purchase Andy Messersmith from Braves December 12, 1976 QB Joe Namath last game as a New York Jet December 12, 1975 Gas stove explodes and starts fire killing 138 (Mecca Saudi Arabia) December 12, 1975 Sara Jane Moore pled guilty to trying to kill President Gerald Ford December 12, 1973 Canada begins selling Olympic coins ($5 and $10 silver coins) December 12, 1973 San Diego files anti-trust against NL (stopping Padres move to DC) December 12, 1970 Polish government proclaims price rise December 12, 1970 Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 42 launched to study X-rays December 12, 1970 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test December 12, 1969 "Hello Dolly" with Barbra Striesand premieres December 12, 1969 Bill Toomey achieves world record-score (8417 points) December 12, 1969 Bomb attack on bank in Milan, 14 killed December 12, 1968 Arthur Ashe becomes 1st black to be ranked #1 in tennis December 12, 1968 Rolling Stones film TV show "Rock 'n Roll Circus"-never aired December 12, 1968 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 12, 1967 U.S. launches Pioneer 8 into solar orbit December 12, 1966 U.S. Supreme Courts votes 4-3 allowing Braves to move to Atlanta December 12, 1965 Beatles last Great Britain concert (Capitol Theatre in Cardiff Wales) December 12, 1965 Doug Walters makes maiden Test ton in 1st Test, goes on to 155 December 12, 1965 Gale Sayers of Chicago Bears scores 6 TDs, ties NFL record December 12, 1965 Vivian Beaumont Theater opens at 65th St. and Amsterdam Ave New York City December 12, 1964 Cleveland Browns' Frank Ryan sets club record of 5 TD passes December 12, 1964 Shooting starts for "Star Trek" pilot "The Cage" (Menagerie) December 12, 1963 Argentina asks for extradition of ex-president Peron December 12, 1963 Frank Sinatra, Jr. returned after being kidnapped December 12, 1963 Kenya (formerly British East Africa) declares independence from UK December 12, 1962 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 12, 1961 Ham radio satellite Oscar 1 launched with military Discoverer 36 December 12, 1961 Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 demonstraters arrested in Albany Ga December 12, 1959 U.N. Committee on Peaceful Use of Outer Space is established December 12, 1958 Dutch social democratic party-ministers/premier Drees dismissed December 12, 1958 Fergie Gupte takes 9-102 with leggies vs. West Indies at Kanpur December 12, 1957 Maj Adrian Drew flies 1,943 kph in F-101 Voodoo December 12, 1957 US announces manufacture of Borazon (harder than diamond) December 12, 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis weds his cousin Myra Gale Brown, 13, while still married to his 1st wife Jane Mitcham December 12, 1955 1st prototype of hovercraft patented by British eng Christoper Cockerell December 12, 1953 Chuck Yeager reaches Mach 2.43 in Bell X-1A rocket plane December 12, 1952 Dallas Texans (former Boston Yanks) play last game, last original team December 12, 1951 Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement December 12, 1950 16th Heisman Trophy Award: Vic Janowicz, Ohio State (HB) December 12, 1950 Baseball owners vote to drop 4-year old bonus and high school rule December 12, 1949 AL votes 7-1 rejecting legalizing the spitball December 12, 1947 United Mine Workers union withdrew from AFL December 12, 1946 Ice plant collapses, shearing a tenement building and burying 38 December 12, 1946 Tide detergent introduced December 12, 1946 U.N. accepts 6 Manhattan blocks as a gift from John D Rockefeller Jr December 12, 1945 Special Court of justice convicts NSB-leader Mussert to death December 12, 1942 German offensive in South Western Stalingrad December 12, 1941 European reservists on Java mobilizes December 12, 1941 German occupying army do a house search in Paris looking for Jews December 12, 1941 Russian 20th army recaptures Soljetsjnogorsk December 12, 1940 British troops conquer Sidi el-Barrani December 12, 1939 Russ Indigirka capsizes in blizzard off Japanese coast; 750 die December 12, 1937 NBC and RCA sends 1st mobile-TV vans onto the streets of NY December 12, 1937 Washington Redskins win NFL championship December 12, 1937 Japanese aircraft shell and sink U.S. gunboat Panay on Yangtze River in China. (Japan apologized and eventually paid U.S. $2.2M in reparations) December 12, 1936 Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek declares war on Japan December 12, 1932 S N Behrmans "Biography," premieres in New York City December 12, 1932 U.S.S.R. and China resume diplomatic relations December 12, 1931 Japanese Government of Imukai forms December 12, 1930 Baseball Rules Committee greatly revises the rule book December 12, 1930 Baseball changes rule, ball bounces into stands not a HR, now a double December 12, 1930 Start of the 1st Australia vs. West Indies Test (at Adelaide) December 12, 1928 Nichols/Brownes "Wings over Europe," premieres in New York City December 12, 1926 Leningrad: premier of Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' 1st Pianoconcert December 12, 1925 Arthur Heinman coins term "motel," opens Motel Inn, San Luis Obispo December 12, 1925 Cossack officer/ex-premier Reza Chan becomes shah of Persia December 12, 1925 Last Qajar Shah of Iran deposed; Rexa Shah Pahlavi takes over December 12, 1920 Maurice Ravels ballet "La Valse," premieres in Paris December 12, 1917 French troop train derails in French Alps killing 543 December 12, 1917 Rev Edward Flanagan forms Boys Town outside Omaha, Neb December 12, 1916 Worst train disaster ever (Modane France-543 killed) December 12, 1915 1st all-metal aircraft (Junkers J-1) test flown at Dessau Germany December 12, 1915 Aristide Briand forms French war government December 12, 1915 Russian troops overrun Hamadan, Persia December 12, 1913 "Mona Lisa," stolen from Louvre Museum in 1911, recovered December 12, 1913 Hebrew language officially used to teach in Palestinian schools December 12, 1912 R Friml/O Harbachs musical "Firefly," premieres in New York City December 12, 1906 Oscar Straus, 1st Jewish government member, appointed Sec of Commerce December 12, 1904 CMS McClellans "Leah Kleschna," premieres in New York City December 12, 1903 Roger Casement completes report about abuses in Belgian Congo December 12, 1901 Marconi receives 1st transatlantic radio signal, England to US December 12, 1900 National Negro Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," composed December 12, 1899 1st case of plague on Oahu, Hawaii December 12, 1899 George F Bryant of Boston patents the wooden golf tee December 12, 1898 1st 1st-class game between NSW and Tasmania December 12, 1897 Anti-Jewish violence breaks out in Bucharest Romania December 12, 1897 Rudolph Dirks' 1st Katzenjammer cartoon strip in New York Journal December 12, 1884 1st Test match played at the Adelaide Oval December 12, 1878 Joseph Pulitzer begins publishing "St. Louis Dispatch" December 12, 1871 Jules Janssen discovers dark lines in solar corona spectrum December 12, 1870 Joseph Rainey (SC) became 1st black sworn into House of Reps December 12, 1862 Battle of Dumfries, VA December 12, 1862 Naval Engagement at Yazoo River, MS (USS CAIRO torpedoed) December 12, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia (Marye's Heights) December 12, 1858 1st Canadian coins circulated (1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent and 20 cent) December 12, 1822 Mexico officially recognized as an independent nation by US December 12, 1800 Washington D.C. established as capital of US December 12, 1792 In Vienna, Ludwig Von Beethoven (22) receives 1st lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn December 12, 1791 Bank of U.S. opens December 12, 1787 Pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify U.S. constitution December 12, 1769 Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee December 12, 1715 Russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund December 12, 1700 Utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/Ijsselstein adopt Gregorian calendar December 12, 1677 Brandenburgs army occupies Stettin December 12, 1653 Barebone-parliament ends December 12, 1527 Composer Adrian Willaert moves from Milan to Venice December 12, 1524 Pope Clement VII approves Organization of Jewish Community of Rome December 12, 1479 Jews are expelled from Schlettstadt Alsace by Emperor Frederick III December 12, 1474 Isabella crowns herself queen of Castilie and Aragon December 12, 1098 1st Crusaders capture and plunder Mara Syria December 12, 627 Battle at Nineveh: Byzantine emperor Heraclius beats Perzen |