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Events from History on December 14

xxxx : Adan II begins his reign as Catholic Pope
xxxx : John VIII elected as Catholic Pope
xxxx : Osn ibn Affan appointed 3rd kalief of islam
1124 : Theobald Buccapecus elected Pope Coelestinus II (he refuses)
1287 : Zuider Zee seawall collapses with loss of 50,000 lives
1490 : Anna van Bretagne marries a proxy Maximilian of Austria
1575 : Polish Parliament selects Istv n B thory as king of Poland
1582 : Zealand/Brabant Neth adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 12/25
1600 : Olivier van Noort sinks Sp galleon San Diego at Bay of Manila, 350 die
1656 : Artificial pearls 1st manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris
1656 : made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales
1708 : Prosper Jolyot's "Electre," premieres in Paris
1774 : Mass militiamen successfully attacked arsenal of Ft William & Mary
1782 : Charleston, SC evacuated by British
1793 : 1st state road authorized, Frankfort, Ky to Cincinnati
1798 : David Wilkinson of Rhode Island patents a nut & bolt machine
1819 : Alabama admitted to Union as 22nd state
1825 : Decembrist uprising in Russia against Tsar Nicholas I begins
1849 : 1st chamber music group in US gives their 1st concert (Boston)
1863 : Battle of Bean's Station-Confederacy repulses Union in Tenn
1882 : Henry Morton Stanley returns to Brussels from the Congo
1889 : American Academy of Political & Social Science organized, Phila
1901 : 1st table tennis tournament is held (London Royal Aquarium)
1911 : South Pole 1st reached, by Norwegian Roald Amundsen
1913 : Greece formally takes possession of Crete
1915 : Jack Johnson is 1st black world heavyweight boxing champion
1917 : UFA, Universal Film AG, forms in Germany
1918 : Giacomo Puccini's opera "Il Trittico," premieres in NYC
1920 : Heavyweight Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in NYC
1920 : Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1923 : Gerard K "Simon" van het Reve, Dutch writer (Evenings)
1924 : Chiang Kai-shek occupies Hankou
1924 : Respighi's symphony "Pini di Roma," premieres in Paris
1926 : Danish Madsen govt, forms
1927 : Iraq gains independence from Britain, but British troops remain
1929 : Alexander Zaimis elected pres of Greece
1930 : NY Giants defeat Notre Dame 22-0 in a charity game
1931 : 1st assembly of Anton Musserts NSB in Utrecht
1932 : French govt of Herriot falls
1933 : Josephine Baker performs in Amsterdam
1934 : 1st streamlined steam locomotive introduced (Albany NY)
1937 : Japanese troops conquer/plunder Nanjing
1938 : AL permits Cleveland & Philadelphia to play night games
1938 : Major leagues agrees on standard ball
1938 : Major leagues disagree on increasing rosters from 23 to 25
1938 : Will Harridge is elected to a 10-year-term as AL president
1939 : Soviet Union attacks Finland-League of Nations drops Soviet Union
1941 : Premier Winston Churchill travels to US on board HMS Duke of York
1941 : U-557 torpedoes British cruiser Galatea
1944 : Begin(ning) Liese-Aktion: werving of labor force for Germany
1944 : Congress establshes rank of General of Army (5-star General)
1944 : German occupiers forbid use of electricity in parts of Holland
1945 : Elmer Rice' "Dream Girl," premieres in NYC
1946 : "Three to Make Ready" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 323 perfs
1946 : Togo made a trusteeship territory of UN
1946 : UN General Assembly votes to establish UN HQs in NYC
1947 : Cleve Browns beat NY Yankees 14-3 in AAFC championship game
1950 : "Bless You All" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 84 perfs
1950 : Baseball owners choose Lou Perini (Braves), Phil Wrigley (Cubs),
1950 : Del Webb (Yankees), & Ellis Ryan (Indians) to select new commissioner
1950 : UN Gen Assembly establishes High Comm for Refugees (Nobel 1954)
1952 : KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
1952 : Uprising of captives in Pongam South Korea, 82 die
1953 : Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax
1954 : WOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting
1955 : Dutch Reformed Church condemns woman/wife as vicar
1955 : Tappan Zee Bridge in NY opens to traffic
1956 : Paul-Henri Spaak appointed secretary-general of NATO
1957 : "Most Happy Fella" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 perfs
1957 : "Rumple" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 45 performances
1959 : Archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus
1959 : J B Jordan in F-104C sets world altitude record, 31,513m
1960 : Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) forms
1960 : Washington Senators joins American League
1961 : Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" is 1st country song to get a gold record
1962 : Mariner 2 makes 1st US fly-by of another planet (Venus)
1962 : US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1963 : Verne Gagne beats The Crusher in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ
1964 : Michael Brown meets Rene Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Rene"
1965 : "La Grusse Valise" opens at 54th St Theater NYC for 7 performances
1967 : DNA created in a test tube
1969 : "La Strada" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne NYC for 1 performance
1969 : Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) v Australia at Calcutta
1969 : Jackson Five made their 1st appearance on "Ed Sullivan Show"
1971 : Golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure
1971 : US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1972 : Eugene Cernan & Harrison Schmitt leave the Moon
1972 : Willy Brandt re-elected West German chancellor
1974 : Islander Glenn Resch's 1st shut-out opponent-Kings 3-0
1975 : "Treemonisha" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 64 performances
1975 : 6 So Moluccan terrorists surrender, holding 23 hostages for 12 days
1975 : WCPR (Bkln NY pirate radio station) begins broadcasting on 1620 AM
1976 : Dutch 1st Chamber condemns Dutch Liberal/social dem abortion laws
1977 : "Saturday Night Fever,"starring John Travolta, premieres in NYC
1977 : Egypt & Israel reps gather in Cairo for 1st formal peace conference
1977 : Red Sox trade Fergie Jenkins to Rangers for John Poloni & cash
1977 : War criminal Pieter Menten sentenced in Amsterdam to 15 years
1978 : "Ballroom" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 116 performances
1978 : China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
1978 : USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1979 : US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1980 : "Onward Victoria" opens/closes at Martin Beck NYC for 1 performance
1980 : Anders Kailur scores on 6th Islander penalty shot
1980 : At 2 PM EST there is 10 minutes of silence in memory of John Lennon
1980 : Minn Vikings pass for 456 yards against Cleve Browns, winning 28-24
1980 : New Orleans Saints end 14 game losing streak, beat NY Jets 21-20
1980 : USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1981 : Israel annexes Golan Heights (seized from Syria in war of 1967)
1983 : "Peg" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 5 performances
1984 : Howard Cosell retires from Monday Night Football
1985 : US Foreign Minister George Shultz arrives in West Berlin
1986 : Edwards AFB, Calif on 1st non-stop, non-refueled flight around world
1986 : Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan & Jeana Yeager, took off from
1987 : Allan Border scores 205 v NZ to become Australia's top rungetter
1987 : Chrysler pleads no contest to selling driven vehicles as new
1988 : CBS' $1.1 B bid wins exclusive 1990-94 major-league baseball rights
1988 : Spanish General strike to protest austerity measures
1988 : US agrees to talk to Palestine Liberation Org (1st time in 13 yrs)
1990 : Louis Jordan's revue "Five Guys Named Moe," premieres in London
1990 : Right to Die case permits Nancy Cruzan to have her feeding tube
1990 : removed, she dies 12 days later
1991 : 57th Heisman Trophy Award: Desmond Howard, Michigan (WR)
1991 : Ferry boat Salem Express sinks in Red Sea, 476 killed
1992 : Lennox Lewis given WBC title, when Riddick Bowe refused to fight him
1993 : Moslem fundamentalists murder 12 Kroates/Bosnians in Algeria
1995 : "Les Miserables" opens at Cable Hall, Helsinki
1995 : AIDS patient Jeff Getty recieves baboon bone marrow transplant
1996 : 12th Soap Opera Digest Awards
1996 : 62nd Heisman Trophy Award: Danny Wuerffel, Florida (QB)
1997 : "View From the Bridge," opens at Criterion Theater NYC
1997 : Juli Inkster & Dottie Pepper win LPGA Diners Club Matches

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