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Post by BillG on Dec 11, 2020 6:49:49 GMT -5
Who knew??? On December 11th, 1972 Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and final Apollo mission to land on the Moon.
  
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Post by johnmori on Dec 11, 2020 8:32:46 GMT -5
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December 11, 1938
National Football League Championship, Polo Grounds, NYC: New York Giants beat Green Bay Packers, 23-17; record title game attendance 48,120
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Post by soutxed on Dec 11, 2020 9:09:42 GMT -5
December 11, 1998, majority Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee pushed through three articles of impeachment against President Clinton, over Democratic objections.
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Post by sandipaws on Dec 11, 2020 21:42:42 GMT -5
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Post by MidnightSun on Dec 12, 2020 1:10:20 GMT -5
That's a beauty of a gingerbread house.There's a bridge built exclusively for squirrels in The Netherlands - To provide safe passage to squirrels attempting to cross the N44 motorway, Netherlands officials built a rodent-only bridge. While it may have been a kind-hearted gesture, it might not have been the most economically sensible one: costing £120,000, (US 222k) over a two-year span the bridge was used by just five squirrels. "In 2014 three squirrels, and in 2015 two squirrels, were spotted on the bridge," the government said in a statement.
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Post by BillG on Dec 12, 2020 5:59:16 GMT -5
Who knew??? On December 12th, 1917 Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
  
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Post by soutxed on Dec 12, 2020 8:52:44 GMT -5
December 12, 2009: The City of Houston becomes the most populous city in the United States to have an openly gay mayor
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Post by johnmori on Dec 12, 2020 9:45:14 GMT -5
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December 12, 1901
Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [***] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland
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Post by sandipaws on Dec 12, 2020 22:20:28 GMT -5
Who Knew??? National Day of the Horse on December 13th encourages people of the United States to be mindful of the contribution of horses to the economy, history, and character of the United States.
The domesticated horse we know today, also known as Equus caballus, was introduced into North America by Spanish explorers. Escaped horses eventually spread across the American Great Plains.
Interestingly, there is a debate about the origin of E. caballus. Recent mitochondrial studies of an ancient horse called Equus lamei suggest that it is equivalent to the modern, domesticated horse. E. lamei once populated North America and died out more than 11,000 years ago. This could mean that E. caballus is technically a native species, and its evolutionary origin is North America.
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Post by MidnightSun on Dec 13, 2020 1:14:56 GMT -5
Marie Curie's notebooks are still radioactive. The mother of modern physics (7 November 1867 - 4 July 1934) was known for her work with radioactive materials, X-ray equipment, and the discovery of elements like polonium and radium. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, then won a second one. Her research took a hefty toll on her health, leading to aplastic anemia, which caused her death. The exposure to radioactivity didn't just affect her, it also affected most of her belongings, including her clothes, furniture, and books. Now, more than a century later, Marie Curie's notebooks have to be stored in a lead box, as they are still radioactive (and will be for another 1,500 years!).
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Post by BillG on Dec 13, 2020 8:49:06 GMT -5
Who knew??? On December 13th, 2003 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces during the Iraq War.
 
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Post by johnmori on Dec 13, 2020 8:52:31 GMT -5
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December 13, 2015
81st Heisman Trophy Award: Derrick Henry, Alabama (RB)
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Post by soutxed on Dec 13, 2020 9:18:11 GMT -5
Dec. 13, 2000, Republican George W. Bush claimed the presidency a day after the U.S. Supreme Court shut down further recounts of disputed ballots in Florida; Democrat Al Gore conceded, delivering a call for national unity.
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Post by sandipaws on Dec 13, 2020 21:53:59 GMT -5
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 National Wreaths Across America Day is a movement to cover all veterans’ grave markers with a Christmas wreath. The observance is designated annually on a Saturday in December by Congress.
Remember. Honor. Teach. This is the mission of Wreaths Across America. By coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery and other veterans cemeteries around the country, Wreaths Across America strives to remember our fallen heroes. The day honors those who serve. And it teaches our children about the sacrifices made by veterans and their families to preserve our freedoms.
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Post by MidnightSun on Dec 14, 2020 0:42:46 GMT -5
One in three divorce filings include the word "Facebook." That was the case in 2011, according to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, though
that number has likely risen since. "We've had instances where they pull up Facebook in the course of a deposition," divorce lawyer Marian Rosen told ABC News.
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