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DECEMBER 12

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DECEMBER 12 — 2015 Facebook becomes the biggest growing name in history; INVENTION/PATENTS: 1927 Happy Birthday Robert Noyce (mayor of Silicone Valley), 1946 Tide laundry detergent introduced; 2014 Ramminator becomes world’s fastest monster truck DECEMBER 12 12 2015 – Facebook

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DECEMBER 11

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DECEMBER 11 — 1941 Newspaper Headlines; 2008 Bernie Madoff gets arrested; 1969 Soviets condemn Oh! Calcutta for nude scenes; 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis marries 13-year old cousin DECEMBER 11 1941 – Here are the headlines. The Evening Star says Germany

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DECEMBER 10

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DECEMBER 10 — 1974 The Kissinger Report, Project MK-NAOMI, population control and more; 1778 John Jay elected President of Congress; 2014 5gyres publishes survey of plastic pollution in world oceans DECEMBER 10 1778 John Jay is elected president of the

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DECEMBER 9

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DECEMBER 9 — 1835 Texas Army captures San Antonio; 1941 Panic hits America; 1981 Abu-Jamal kills police officer DECEMBER 9 1835 –The Texas Army captures San Antonio just days after Milam is killed. Stephen Austin v. Martin Perfecto de Cos.

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DECEMBER 8

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DECEMBER 8 — 1941 Changes in America; 1765 Happy birthday Eli Whitney DECEMBER 8 1941 – December 8 was much different from December 7. On December 7th, folks were getting ready to hear on national radio the Redskins and the

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DECEMBER 7

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DECEMBER 7 — 1941 FDR announced Day in Infamy; 1863 Schuyler “Smiley” Colfax becomes House Speaker; 1787 Delaware joins Union DECEMBER 7 Sunday, 1941. A date that shall live in infamy. Let me just start by saying this. The Japanese

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DECEMBER 6

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DECEMBER 6 — 1941 FDR reaches out yet again to Hirohito; 1884 Washington Monument completed; 1921 Edison Speaks on Wealth in the NY Times; 1988 Roy Orbison dies DECEMBER 6 1941 – FDR sends letter to Japanese emperor asking to

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DECEMBER 5

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DECEMBER 5 — 2013 Pres. Obama speaks out on the loss of Nelson Mandela; 1782 Happy Birthday Martin Van Buren; 1933 Prohibition ends DECEMBER 5 2013 America mourns the loss of Nelson Mandela. President Barrack Obama had American flags at

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DECEMBER 4

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DECEMBER 4 — ELECTIONS: Whigs Choose Harrison in Log Cabin Election of 1840; 1941 Japanese WWII News; 1995 Commodore Theater inVirginia Designated Historic Landmark 1839 – Whigs choose Harrison to lead the party through the Log Cabin election. The Democrats

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DECEMBER 3

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DECEMBER 3 — ELECTIONS: Campaign Smearing Begins For 1800 Election; 1941 FDR does not get answer from Japan regarding Thailand; 1924 Happy Birthday John Backus (FORTRANS); 1999 Tori Murden becomes first American to row across the Atlantic DECEMBER 3 1800

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