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December 2, 1997 MCI Center opens in Washington D.C., Wizards vs SuperSonics December 2, 1995 17th ACE Cable Awards December 2, 1994 "Cobb" premieres December 2, 1994 Achille Lauro sinks off the coast of Somalia December 2, 1994 Andrew Lloyd Webber admitted to the hospital for ulcer treatment December 2, 1994 Jury finds Heidi Fleiss guilty of running a call girl ring December 2, 1993 A Websters musical "Sunset Promenade" premieres in LA December 2, 1993 Dow-Jones hits record 3702.11 December 2, 1993 Houston Rockets tie NBA record of 15-0 start December 2, 1993 Space shuttle STS-61 (Endeavour 5), launches December 2, 1992 WQEW-AM radio replaces WQXR on 1560 in New York City December 2, 1991 Bobby Bonilla signs record $29 million-5 year pact with New York Mets December 2, 1991 Muslim Shites release American held in Lebanon hostage Joseph Cicippio December 2, 1990 1st parlimentary election in newly reunified Germany December 2, 1990 1st time 12 people in space December 2, 1990 79th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in St. Petersburg (3-2) December 2, 1990 Beth Daniel/Davis Love wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic December 2, 1990 U.S. 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) launches into orbit December 2, 1989 55th Heisman Trophy Award: Andre Ware, Houston (QB) December 2, 1989 KHJ-TV in Los Angeles, California changes call letters to KCAL-TV December 2, 1989 Vishwanath Pratap Singh sworn in as president of India December 2, 1988 "Naked Gun" premieres, a movie based on TV's "Police Squad" December 2, 1988 5 gunmen who hijacked Soviet Aeroflot jet, surrender in Israel December 2, 1988 STS-27 Atlantis launched (Secret military mission) December 2, 1988 U.N. votes 151-2 (Isr and U.S.) to move PLO debate to Geneva, British abstains December 2, 1987 Chicago City Council elects Eugene Sawyer acting mayor December 2, 1987 Jennifer Steele, 17, of Colorado becomes Miss Teen of America [Approx] December 2, 1987 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 2, 1986 Dow-Jones index hits record 1955.57 December 2, 1985 "Mystery of Edwin Drood" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 608 performances December 2, 1985 Philipine Chief staff Gen Fabian speaks of B Aquino's murder December 2, 1985 Rupert Holmes' musical "Mystery of Edwin Drood," premieres in New York City December 2, 1984 4th meeting of Giants-Jets, Giants even series at 2 with 20-10 win December 2, 1984 Bob Holland takes 9-83 for NSW against South Australia, SCG December 2, 1984 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. December 2, 1982 1st permanent artificial heart successfully implanted (University of Utah) in retired dentist Barney Clark; lived 112 days with Jarvic-7 heart December 2, 1981 Fernando Valenzuela (Dodgers) wins NL Rookie of the Year December 2, 1981 Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco opens at 11:30 AM December 2, 1981 Spanish government requests membership in NATO December 2, 1980 4 American Maryknoll nuns killed by death squads in El Salvador December 2, 1979 Crowds attack U.S. embassy at Tripoli Libya December 2, 1979 Foots Walker becomes 1st Cleveland Cavalier to score a triple-double December 2, 1979 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. December 2, 1978 Chanting "Allah is great," anti-Shah protesters poured through Tehran December 2, 1978 Neil Diamond and Barbra Striesand's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" hits #1 December 2, 1978 Streisand and Diamond's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," goes #1 December 2, 1975 7 South Moluccans hijack train at Wijster Drente, 3 killed December 2, 1975 G S Chappell gets ton in each inn of 1st Test Cricket as capt vs. WI December 2, 1975 Laos king Sisavang Vatthana resigns, republic forms December 2, 1975 Lao People's Democratic Republic founded (National Day) December 2, 1974 Cowhide, rather than just horsehide, can be used to make baseballs December 2, 1974 Giant Baba beats Jack Brisco in Kagoshimi, to become NWA champ December 2, 1974 Soyuz 16 launched into Earth orbit for 6 days December 2, 1973 62nd Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Cleveland (5-0) December 2, 1973 Capital Centre (USAir Arena) in Washington D.C. opens December 2, 1973 US Air Arena opens in Landover Maryland, Bullets beat Seattle, 98-96 December 2, 1972 "December Giant" largest sinkhole in U.S. collapses (Alabama) December 2, 1972 "Via Galactica" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 7 performances December 2, 1972 60th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Saskatchewan, 13-10 December 2, 1972 In 1 of their worst trades Yanks get Rich McKinney for Stan Bahnsen December 2, 1971 Soviet Mars 3 is 1st to soft land on Mars December 2, 1971 United Arab Emirates, (Trucial States) declares independence from UK December 2, 1971 Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujeira, Sharjah and Umm ak Qiwain form United Arab Emirates December 2, 1971 Zayid bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan of Abu Dhabi becomes President of UAE December 2, 1970 Environmental Protection Agency begins (Dir: William Ruckelshaus) December 2, 1970 Tippetts Opera "Knot Garden," premieres in London December 2, 1969 "Buck White" opens at George Abbott Theater New York City for 7 performances December 2, 1969 Boeing 747 jumbo jet 1st public preview (Seattle to New York City) December 2, 1968 President Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor December 2, 1967 55th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Saskatchewan, 24-1 December 2, 1966 Love, Moby Grape and Lee Michaels perform at Fillmore East December 2, 1964 Ringo Starr's tonsils are removed December 2, 1963 1st Dutch rocket launched/reaches height of 10 km December 2, 1963 ML Rules Committee bans oversized catcher's mitts, effective in 1965 December 2, 1962 50th CFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg beats Hamilton, 28-27 at Toronto December 2, 1961 Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, and will lead Cuba to Communism December 2, 1961 Wind Bell, journal of San Francisco Zen Center, begins publishing December 2, 1959 Malpasset dam collapses destroying French Riviera town of Frejus December 2, 1958 24th Heisman Trophy Award: Pete Dawkins, Army (HB) December 2, 1958 Benelux treaty signed by Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg December 2, 1958 KNOP TV channel 2 in North Platte, NB (NBC) begins broadcasting December 2, 1957 1st U.S. large scale nuclear power plant opens (Shippingport Penn) December 2, 1957 Sam Cooke's "You Send Me" reaches #1 December 2, 1956 Fidel Castro lands with "Granma" on coast of Cuba December 2, 1954 "Hit the Trail" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 4 performances December 2, 1954 Frank Selvy of Milwaukee sets then NBA record of 24 of 26 free throws December 2, 1954 U.S. Senate censures Joe McCarthy (Sen-R-Wisc) for "conduct that tends to bring Senate into dishonor and disrepute" December 2, 1952 18th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Vessels, Oklahoma (HB) December 2, 1952 1st human birth televised to public (KOA-TV Denver, Colo) December 2, 1951 "Borscht Capades" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 90 performances December 2, 1951 Philadelphia sets NFL record of 25 1st-downs rushing December 2, 1950 Vic Toweel knocks down Danny O'Sullivan 14 times in a title fight December 2, 1948 Stan Musial is picked NL MVP December 2, 1947 13th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lujack, Notre Dame (QB) December 2, 1944 10th Heisman Trophy Award: Les Horvath, Ohio State (QB) December 2, 1944 General De Gaulle arrives in Moscow December 2, 1944 German troops seize Betuwse dikes December 2, 1944 US 95th Infantry division occupies bridge at Saar December 2, 1943 1st RSHA transport out of Vienna reaches Birkenau camp December 2, 1942 1st controlled nuclear chain reaction Enrico Fermi - University of Chicago) December 2, 1941 Largest roller skating rink (outside of New York City) opens in Peekskill NY December 2, 1941 New York Giants name Mel Ott as player-manager, replacing Bill Terry December 2, 1941 Naval Intelligence ceases bugging Japanese consul December 2, 1941 Yamamoto sends his fleet to Pearl Harbor December 2, 1939 British Imperial Airways and British Airways merge to form BOAC December 2, 1939 NY's La Guardia Airport began operations as an airliner from Chicago lands, 1 minute after midnight December 2, 1934 5.08-m (200") Mt Palomar Observatory mirror is cast December 2, 1933 1st transatlantic telephone wedding (Bertil Clason-Sigrid Carlson) December 2, 1933 Fred Astaire's 1st film, "Dancing Lady," released December 2, 1932 "Adv of Charlie Chan" 1st heard on NBC-Blue radio network December 2, 1929 1st skull of Peking man found, 50 km out of Peking at Tsjoe Koe Tien December 2, 1928 Cardinals 1B Jim Bottomley is voted NL MVP December 2, 1927 1st Model A Fords sold, for $385 December 2, 1924 British-German trade agreement signed December 2, 1922 10th CFL Grey Cup: Queen's University defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 13-1 December 2, 1917 Han Yong-woon, found Zen awakening at Osean Monastery Korea December 2, 1916 Baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract December 2, 1914 Austria army occupies Belgrade Serbia December 2, 1913 Archdiocese of Managua created December 2, 1913 Government -Barthou falls due to overtime conscription December 2, 1908 Pu Yi (Hsuan-T'ung) became China's Last Emperor at age 3 December 2, 1907 English Professional Football Player's Association forms December 2, 1907 Tommy Burns KOs Gunner Moir in 10 for heavyweight boxing title December 2, 1902 Soccer team Go Ahead forms in Deventer December 2, 1901 Gillette patents 1st disposable razor December 2, 1901 King Camp Gillette begins selling safety razor blades December 2, 1900 South African president Paul Kruger arrives in Germany December 2, 1899 US and Germany agree to divide Samoa between them December 2, 1896 Gerhart Hauptmann's "Die versunkene Glocke," premieres in Berlin December 2, 1895 54th Congress (1895-97) convenes December 2, 1891 52nd Congress (1891-93) convenes December 2, 1887 Amsterdam's Oscar Carres Circus Theater opens December 2, 1887 Charles Dickens' 1st public reading in U.S. (New York City) December 2, 1887 French president Grevy (80) resigns December 2, 1885 Opera "Regina di Saba," premieres in Vienna December 2, 1883 John Brahms' 3rd Symphony in F, premieres December 2, 1882 Amsterdam Artis Zoo opens aquarium December 2, 1877 Camille Saint-Saens' opera "Samson et Dalila," premieres in Weimar December 2, 1868 1st British government of Disraeli resigns December 2, 1864 Skirmish at Rocky Creek Church, Georgia December 2, 1852 2nd French empire established; Louis Napoleon becomes emperor December 2, 1848 Franz Josef I becomes emperor of Austria and King of Hungary December 2, 1840 Gaetano Donizetti's opera "La Favorita," premieres in Paris December 2, 1840 Opera "Die Favoritin" is produced (Paris) December 2, 1840 William H Harrison elected president of US December 2, 1823 President James Monroe declares his "Monroe Doctrine" December 2, 1822 In San Salvador, a congress proposes incorporation into US December 2, 1816 1st savings bank in U.S. opens (Philadelphia Savings Fund Society) December 2, 1813 Prince Willem Frederik accepts constitutional monarchy December 2, 1812 James Madison re-elected president of U.S., E Gerry vice-pres December 2, 1805 Napoleon defeats Russians and Austrians at Austerlitz December 2, 1804 Napoleon Bonaparte crowned emperor of France in Paris by Pope Pius VII December 2, 1802 English sell Suriname to Dutch December 2, 1790 Austrian army occupies Brussels December 2, 1777 British Gen Howe plots attack on Washington's army for Dec 4 December 2, 1763 Touro shul of Newport RI dedicated (oldest existing U.S. synagogue) December 2, 1697 St. Paul's Cathedral opens in London December 2, 1682 English earl of Shaftesbury flight to Amsterdam December 2, 1620 English language newspaper "Namloos" begins publishing in Amsterdam |