Event:
U.N. Security Council endorses Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General for 2nd 5 yr term
More Notable Events on December 7:
1988 Mikhail Gorbachev cheered by Wall St. crowds upon arrival in New York City
1981 Spain becomes a member of the NATO alliance
1949 Chiang Kai-shek flees to Taiwan
1945 Microwave oven patented
1941 Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, a date that will live in infamy
