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From: "Mary" <>
Subject: [FOLKLORE] Today in History - Dec. 9th
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 13:35:32 -0500


(a little late)


Today is Saturday, December ninth, the 344th day of 2000.
There are 22 days left in the year.


Today's Highlight in History:
On December ninth, 1992, Britain's Prince Charles and
Princess Diana announced their separation. (The couple's
divorce became final in 1996.)

On this date:
In 1608, English poet John Milton was born in London.

In 1854, Alfred, Lord Tennyson's famous poem, "The Charge of
the Light Brigade," was published in England.

In 1907, Christmas seals went on sale for the first time, at
the Wilmington, Delaware, post office; proceeds went to
fight tuberculosis.

In 1940, British troops opened their first major offensive
in North Africa during World War Two.

In 1941, China declared war on Japan, Germany and Italy.

In 1942, the Aram Khachaturian ballet "Gayane," featuring
the surging "Saber Dance," was first performed by the Kirov
Ballet.

In 1958, the anti-Communist John Birch Society was formed in
Indianapolis.

In 1965, Nikolai V. Podgorny replaced Anastas I. Mikoyan as
president of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.

In 1975, President Ford signed a $2.3 billion seasonal
loan-authorization that officials of New York City and State
said would prevent a city default.

In 1979, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, the religious
broadcaster, died in New York City at age 84.

Ten years ago: The first American hostages to be released by
Iraq began arriving in the United States. Solidarity founder
Lech Walesa won Poland's presidential runoff by a landslide.

Five years ago: Congressman Kweisi Mfume (Democrat,
Maryland) was chosen to become the new head of the NAACP.

One year ago: In Worcester, Massachusetts, six firefighters
who had died in a warehouse blaze were honored as fallen
heroes by thousands of their brethren from around the world.

Today's Birthdays:
Actor Kirk Douglas is 84.
Actress Dina Merrill is 75.
Actor Dick Van Patten is 72.
Actor-writer Buck Henry is 70.
Talk show host Morton Downey Junior is 67.
Actress Dame Judi Dench is 66.
Actor Beau Bridges is 59.
Football Hall-of-Famer Dick Butkus is 58.
Actor Michael Nouri is 55.
Senate Minority Leader Thomas Daschle (Democrat, South
Dakota) is 53.
Singer Joan Armatrading is 50.
Actor Michael Dorn is 48.
Actor John Malkovich is 47.
Country singer Sylvia is 44.
Singer Donny Osmond is 43.
Rock musician Nick Seymour (Crowded House) is 42.
Actor Joe Lando is 39.
Actress Felicity Huffman is 38.
Keyboardist Jerry Hughes (Yankee Grey) is 35.
Actress Allison Smith is 31.
Rock musician Tre Cool (Green Day) is 28.
Rapper Canibus is 26.
Rock musician Eric Zamora (Save Ferris) is 24.



"One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of
the other."
-- Jane Austen, English author (1775-1817).


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