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December 16th, 2004, 05:38 PM
On this day...
1431 King Henry VI of England crowned king of France
1617 Spanish viceroy Hernando Arias de Saavedra founds provinces RÃ*o de la Plata (Argentina)/Guaira (Paraguay)
1653 Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England, Scotland & Ireland
1770 Ludwig van Beethoven born in Bonn, Germany
1773 Big tea party in Boston harbor-Indians welcome (Boston Tea Party)
1809 Napoleon Bonaparte divorces Empress Josephine by the French Senate
1811 Most violent & prolonged quakes in US begins in Midwest region; 8.0 earthquake shakes New Madrid MO
1835 Fire consumes over 600 buildings in New York NY
1893 Anton Dvorak's "New World Symphony" premieres
1897 1st submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated
1903 Majestic Theater, New York NY, becomes 1st in US to employ women ushers
1905 "Variety", covering all phases of show business, 1st published
1907 Eugene H Farrar is 1st to sing on radio (Brooklyn Navy Yard NY)
1909 US pressure forces Nicaraguan President José Santos Zelaya from office
1913 Charlie Chaplin began his film career at Keystone for $150 a week
1915 Albert Einstein publishes his "General Theory of Relativity"
1918 Jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds
1926 WOW-AM in Omaha NE begins radio transmissions
1940 Joe Louis KOs Al McCoy in 6 for heavyweight boxing title in Chicago
1944 Battle of the Bulge begins in Belgium
1945 Cleveland Rams win NFL championship
1953 1st White House Press Conference (President Eisenhower & 161 reporters)
1953 Charles E Yeager flies over 2,575 kph (1,650 mph) in Bell X-1A (first man to fly at nearly two and one-half times the speed of sound)
1962 David Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia" premieres
1964 US performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean
1966 Beatles release "Everywhere it's Christmas" in the UK
1966 Jimi Hendrix Experience releases its 1st single, "Hey Joe", in the UK
1969 "War is Over! If You Want It, Happy Christmas from John & Yoko" posters begin appearing
1969 British House of Commons votes 343-185 abolishing the death penalty
1970 1st successful landing on Venus (USSR)
1970 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1971 Bangladesh (East Pakistan) declares independence from Pakistan
1971 Don McLean's 8+ minute version of "American Pie" released
1972 Miami Dolphins become 1st undefeated NFL team (Regular Season Ends at 14-0-0)
1973 O J Simpson becomes 1st NFLer to rush 2,000 yard in a season
1974 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1974 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
1975 1st broadcast of "One Day at a Time" on CBS TV
1983 Spokesperson for The Who announces the group is disbanding
1990 Reverend Jean-Betrand Aristide elected President of Haiti
1991 UN reverses ruling that Zionism is racism by 111-25 (13 abstain) vote
1991 Florida Marlins sign their 1st player, 16 year old pitcher Clemente Nunez
1993 Shannen Doherty (Brenda) is fired from Beverly Hills 90210
1431 King Henry VI of England crowned king of France
1617 Spanish viceroy Hernando Arias de Saavedra founds provinces RÃ*o de la Plata (Argentina)/Guaira (Paraguay)
1653 Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England, Scotland & Ireland
1770 Ludwig van Beethoven born in Bonn, Germany
1773 Big tea party in Boston harbor-Indians welcome (Boston Tea Party)
1809 Napoleon Bonaparte divorces Empress Josephine by the French Senate
1811 Most violent & prolonged quakes in US begins in Midwest region; 8.0 earthquake shakes New Madrid MO
1835 Fire consumes over 600 buildings in New York NY
1893 Anton Dvorak's "New World Symphony" premieres
1897 1st submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated
1903 Majestic Theater, New York NY, becomes 1st in US to employ women ushers
1905 "Variety", covering all phases of show business, 1st published
1907 Eugene H Farrar is 1st to sing on radio (Brooklyn Navy Yard NY)
1909 US pressure forces Nicaraguan President José Santos Zelaya from office
1913 Charlie Chaplin began his film career at Keystone for $150 a week
1915 Albert Einstein publishes his "General Theory of Relativity"
1918 Jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds
1926 WOW-AM in Omaha NE begins radio transmissions
1940 Joe Louis KOs Al McCoy in 6 for heavyweight boxing title in Chicago
1944 Battle of the Bulge begins in Belgium
1945 Cleveland Rams win NFL championship
1953 1st White House Press Conference (President Eisenhower & 161 reporters)
1953 Charles E Yeager flies over 2,575 kph (1,650 mph) in Bell X-1A (first man to fly at nearly two and one-half times the speed of sound)
1962 David Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia" premieres
1964 US performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean
1966 Beatles release "Everywhere it's Christmas" in the UK
1966 Jimi Hendrix Experience releases its 1st single, "Hey Joe", in the UK
1969 "War is Over! If You Want It, Happy Christmas from John & Yoko" posters begin appearing
1969 British House of Commons votes 343-185 abolishing the death penalty
1970 1st successful landing on Venus (USSR)
1970 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1971 Bangladesh (East Pakistan) declares independence from Pakistan
1971 Don McLean's 8+ minute version of "American Pie" released
1972 Miami Dolphins become 1st undefeated NFL team (Regular Season Ends at 14-0-0)
1973 O J Simpson becomes 1st NFLer to rush 2,000 yard in a season
1974 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1974 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
1975 1st broadcast of "One Day at a Time" on CBS TV
1983 Spokesperson for The Who announces the group is disbanding
1990 Reverend Jean-Betrand Aristide elected President of Haiti
1991 UN reverses ruling that Zionism is racism by 111-25 (13 abstain) vote
1991 Florida Marlins sign their 1st player, 16 year old pitcher Clemente Nunez
1993 Shannen Doherty (Brenda) is fired from Beverly Hills 90210