2014 Event Lawyer Ron Klain has been appointed by U.S. President Barack Obama as Ebola Response Coordinator to organize government response to Ebola cases; though not medically trained, Klain has been selected for his managerial and problem-solving experience 2014 Event U.S. Southern states of Georgia, Louisiana and South Carolina experience a mix of snow and ice, declaring emergencies as over 3,400 flights are cancelled; temperatures dip 10 to 20 degrees below normal 2013 Event Africa, Europe and the United States experience a rare solar eclipse, with the west African nation of Gabon enjoying peak viewing when the total eclipse sweeps across a path nearly 60 kilometers wide 2012 Event Queen Elizabeth II shares her Christmas Message with her Commonwealth subjects, referencing the 'humbling' experience of her diamond jubilee celebrations and the 2012 Summer Olympics;the speech is the first to be broadcast in 3D 2012 Event Parts of Australia and the South Pacific witness a total solar eclipse, with Cairns being the most populated city to experience this rare event 2012 Event Pensacola, Florida and adjacent areas experience widespread flooding after over 12 inches of rain falls on the area 2012 Event Marysville, Indiana and Henryville, Indiana experience widespread damage from tornadoes that hit the midwestern and southern United States 2011 Event Over 270,000 people in Illinois experience a power failure due to thunderstorms and funnel clouds 1994 Death Ladislav Fuks, writer, novelist, psychological novels, involving despair, suffering, experience of Fascist rule, dies at 70 1990 Event Saddam Hussein warns that U.S. will repeat Vietnam experience 1966 Event Jimi Hendrix Experience releases its 1st single, "Hey Joe," in the UK 1966 Event Jimi Hendrix Experience makes its London debut at Bag O' Nails Club 1966 Event Jimi Henrix Experience fors with Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell 1965 Birthday Robin Wilson, born in Detroit, Michigan, guitarist, member, Gin Blossoms, alternative rock band, known for hit albums, 'New Miserable Experience', 'Congratulations I'm Sorry' 1946 Birthday Mitch Mitchell, drummer, Jimi Hendrix Experience 1923 Birthday Ladislav Fuks, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, writer, novelist, psychological novels, involving despair, suffering, experience of Fascist rule, received doctorate at Charles University in Prague 1898 Birthday Cecil Bowra, British classics expert, Greek experience 1853 Birthday Leland Hone, cricketer, England keeper 1879 without county experience 1757 Birthday William Blake, English poet/painter, Songs of Innocence and Experience
