Event:
Six men being detained in the U.S. Guantanamo Bay facility have been released to Uruguay; the men are considered refugees and will not have restrictions on their travel
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
