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December 22, 1997 Hunter Tylo awarded $4 million in Melrose Place breach of contract December 22, 1997 Merck baldness pill for men approved by FDA December 22, 1997 Nancy Kerring and Tonya Harding pre-record a show to air on FOX on Feb 5 December 22, 1996 Steelers' Kordell Stewart runs quarterback record 80 yds for TD December 22, 1996 Wendy's Three Tour Golf Challenge December 22, 1996 Zimbabwe and England draw Bulawayo Test Cricket with Eng need 1 to win December 22, 1995 David Cone signs $19.5 million 3 year contract with New York Yankees December 22, 1994 "Christmas Carol" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 18 performances December 22, 1994 Italian government of Berlusconi resigns December 22, 1992 Libyan MIG-23UB attacks Boeing 727 at Souk al-Sabt, 158 die December 22, 1990 Iraq announces it will never give up Kuwait December 22, 1990 Israeli ferry capsizes killing 21 U.S. servicemen December 22, 1990 Lech Walesa sworn in as Poland's 1st popularly elected president December 22, 1989 After 23 years of dictatorial rule, Romania ousts Nicolea Ceausescu December 22, 1989 Chad adopts its Constitution December 22, 1989 Cold wave: -4 degrees F in Oklahoma City, -6 degrees F in Tulsa, -12 degrees F in Pitts, December 22, 1989 -18 degrees F in Denver, -23 degrees F in Kansas City, Missouri, -42 degrees F in Scottsbluff Nebraska -47 degrees F in Hardin Mont and -60 degrees F in Black Hills South Dakota December 22, 1988 2 robbers wearing police uniforms rob armored truck of $3 M in NJ December 22, 1988 South Africa signs accord granting independence to South West Africa December 22, 1988 Tug hits oil barge, spreads 231,000 gal on 300 mi of WA and BC coast December 22, 1987 Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx overdoses from Heroin December 22, 1986 India score 7-676 vs. Sri Lanka at Kanpur in Cricket December 22, 1985 "Wind in the Willows" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 4 performances December 22, 1985 74th Davis Cup: Sweden beats Germany in Munich (3-2) December 22, 1985 STS 51-L vehicle moves to Launch Pad 39B December 22, 1984 Bernhard Goetz shoots 4 black muggers on New York City subway train December 22, 1984 Madonna's "Like a Virgin," single goes #1 for 6 weeks December 22, 1984 Test Cricket debut of Craig McDermott, vs. WI at the MCG December 22, 1983 Egyptian president Mubarak meets with PLO leader Yasser Arafat December 22, 1983 Islanders score 3 shorthanded goals against Caps December 22, 1982 William Mastrosimones "Extremities," premieres in New York City December 22, 1981 Argentine general Leopoldo Galtieri sworn in as president December 22, 1981 Belgium's 5th government of Martens forms December 22, 1980 Cardinals release outfielder Bobby Bonds December 22, 1980 Pres-elect Reagan appoints J Kirkpatrick (UN) and James Watt (Interior) December 22, 1978 Kenny Jones becomes The Who's new drummer December 22, 1978 Thailand adopts constitution December 22, 1977 36 die as grain elevator at Continental Grain Company plant explodes December 22, 1976 "Your Arm's Too Short..." opens at Lyceum New York City for 429 performances December 22, 1976 35 Unification church couples wed in New York City December 22, 1976 German DR banishes singer Nina Hagen December 22, 1974 2nd cease-fire between IRA and British; lasts until approx April 1975 December 22, 1974 Phil Esposito, Boston, became 6th NHLer to score 500 goals December 22, 1974 Referenda in Comoros-3 islands for independence, 1 stays French December 22, 1972 6.25 earthquake strikes Managua Nicaragua, 12,000+ killed December 22, 1971 KUAC TV channel 9 in Fairbanks/College, AK (PBS) begins broadcasting December 22, 1971 U.N. General Assembly ratifies Kurt Waldheim as Secretary-General December 22, 1971 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test December 22, 1970 Treblinka SS commander Franz Stangl sentenced to life imprisonment December 22, 1969 Pete Marovich sets NCAA record of hitting 30 of 31 foul shots December 22, 1968 Julie Nixon weds Dwight David Eisenhower December 22, 1966 WCVW TV channel 57 in Richmond, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting December 22, 1965 Belgian government shuts 6 coal mine December 22, 1965 Director David Lean's "Dr. Zhivago," premieres December 22, 1965 Great-Britain sets maximum speed at 70 MPH December 22, 1965 Radio Mil (Domincan Republic) transmitter blown up December 22, 1964 Lockheed SR-71 spy aircraft reaches 3,530 kph (record for a jet) December 22, 1963 Oakland Raider Tom Flores passes for 6 touchdowns vs Houston (52-49) December 22, 1963 Official 30-day mourning period for President John F. Kennedy ends December 22, 1962 1,000,000th NBA point scored December 22, 1962 Harris County voters approve all-weather stadium for Houston Colt .45s December 22, 1962 Kinderman Place in the Bronx named December 22, 1962 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. December 22, 1961 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 22, 1959 Continental League awards its last franchise to Dallas-Ft. Worth December 22, 1959 NY Ranger goalie Marcel Paille wears a customized mask December 22, 1958 "Chipmunk Song" reaches #1 December 22, 1958 "Whoop-Up" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 56 performances December 22, 1958 2nd Dutch Beel government forms December 22, 1957 KWRB (now KFNE) TV channel 10 in Lander-Riverton, WY (ABC) begins December 22, 1956 "New Faces of 1956" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 221 performances December 22, 1956 Last British/French troops leave Egypt December 22, 1953 Jack Dunn III, owner of Baltimore Orioles in International League, turns name over to newly relocated St. Louis Browns December 22, 1952 French government of Pinay, resigns December 22, 1952 WSBA (now WPMT) TV channel 43 in York, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting December 22, 1951 Australia cricket all out 82 vs. West Indies at Adelaide December 22, 1950 2 self-propelled trains of Long Island RR collide, killing 77 December 22, 1948 KPIX TV channel 5 in San Francisco, California (CBS) begins broadcasting December 22, 1947 Italian constituent assembly adopts new constitution December 22, 1946 "Bal Negre" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 54 performances December 22, 1946 Cleveland Browns beat New York Yankees 14-9 in AAFC championship game December 22, 1945 Utrecht: Catholic People's party (KVP) established December 22, 1944 Germans demand surrender of American troops at Bastogne, Belgium December 22, 1944 Sub Swordfish departs Pearl Harbor for Japan December 22, 1943 Manufacturers get permission to use synthetic rubber for baseball core December 22, 1943 WEB Du Bois elected 1st black member, National Inst of Arts and Letters December 22, 1941 Japans invasion leader lands on Luzon, Philippines December 22, 1941 Tito establishes 1st Proletarian Brigade in Yugoslavia December 22, 1941 Winston Churchill arrives in Washington for a wartime conference December 22, 1939 125 die in train wreck at Magdeburg Germany December 22, 1939 Bradman scores 138 in South Australia's 7-821 vs. Queensland December 22, 1939 Finnish counter offensive at Petsamo December 22, 1939 99 die in 2nd wreck at Friedrichshafen Germany December 22, 1937 Lincoln Tunnel, in New York City, opens to traffic December 22, 1936 1st common carrier license issued by ICC, Scranton, Pa December 22, 1935 Yaeko Iwasaki, student of D S Harada Roshi, 1st awakening in Kamakura December 22, 1934 1st flight from Netherland to Curacao (Christmas flight 1934) December 22, 1934 Miss Theo Trowbridge sets female bowling record 702 pins in games December 22, 1930 6 West europe lands signs Convention of Oslo December 22, 1924 Babe Dye of NHL's Toronto St. Patricks scores 5 goals beat Bruins 10-2 December 22, 1924 Philip Barry's "Youngest," premieres in New York City December 22, 1923 Bill Ponsford and Edgar Mayne make 456 opening stand for Vict December 22, 1922 Belgian parliament rejects Dutch university in Ghent December 22, 1919 Government of Ireland Act of Power (Home Rule for Ireland) December 22, 1919 US deports 250 alien radicals, including anarchist Emma Goldman December 22, 1917 Flanders declares it's independence, under Pieter Tack December 22, 1915 Federal Baseball League disolved December 22, 1915 Organized baseball and Federal League sign a peace treaty at Cincinnati December 22, 1910 U.S. postal savings stamps 1st issued December 22, 1907 Saint-Saens/Fokines ballet "Le Cygne," premieres in St. Petersburg December 22, 1894 Dutch coast hit by hurricane December 22, 1894 Debussy's "Prelude l'apres-midi d'un faune," premieres December 22, 1894 United States Golf Association forms (New York City) December 22, 1894 French officer Alfred Dreyfus court-martialed for treason, triggers worldwide charges of anti-Semitism (Dreyfus later vindicated) December 22, 1888 Heavyweight boxing champ John L Sullivan challenges Jake Kilrain December 22, 1886 1st national accountants' society in U.S. formed (New York City) December 22, 1885 Pope Leo XIII proclaims extraordinary jubilee December 22, 1883 August Strindberg's "Lycko-Pers Reja," premieres December 22, 1882 1st string of Christmas tree lights created by Thomas Edison December 22, 1877 "American Bicycling Journal" begins publishing (Boston, Massachusetts) December 22, 1870 Jules Janssen, flys in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse December 22, 1832 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Barnevelts Islands December 22, 1815 Spaniards execute Mexican revolutionary priest Jose Maria Morelos December 22, 1810 British frigate Minotaur sinks killing 480 December 22, 1807 Congress passes Embargo Act, to force peace between Britain and France December 22, 1790 Russian troops occupy Ismail on Turks December 22, 1775 Continental Navy organized with 7 ships December 22, 1772 Moravian missionary constructs 1st schoolhouse west of Allegheny December 22, 1731 Dutch people revolt against meat tax December 22, 1715 English pretender to the throne James III lands at Peterhead December 22, 1689 Heavy earthquake strikes Innsbruck December 22, 1688 Pro-James II, Earl of Danby occupies York December 22, 1642 Pope Urbanus VIII publishes degree In eminente December 22, 1596 Ferryboat Meuniers crashes in Paris, 150 die December 22, 1536 English scholar Reginald Pole appointed cardinal December 22, 1465 Peace of St. Truiden: Louis van Bourbon becomes bishop of Luik December 22, 1216 Pope Honorius III delegates degree "Religiosam vitam eligentibus" December 22, 1135 Norman nobles recognize Stefanus van Blois as English king December 22, 795 Leo III succeeds pope Adrianus I December 22, 401 St. Innocent I begins his reign as Catholic Pope |