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News: 5 years ago
1998 - Clinton orders continued strikes on Iraq.

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News: 1 year ago
2002- Late in the day, Insurance and finance company Conseco Inc., deep in debt and facing a federal investigation of its accounting practices, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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December 17th happenings in history!

Births:

1734 - William Floyd, US soldier/signer of the Declaration of Independence was born on this day.

1797 - Joseph Henry, US scientist/inventor/pioneer of electromagnetism was born on this day.

1929 - William Safire, political columnist for the New York Times and speech writer for Nixon was born on this day.

1972 - Dewayne Washington, cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers was born on this day.

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Deaths:

1679 - Don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies.

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Entertainment:

1969 - 50 million TV viewers see singer Tiny Tim marry Miss Vicky, on Tonight Show.

1971 - "Diamonds are Forever" premieres in US.

1976 - Superstation WTBS in Atlanta went national.

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News:

1526 - Pope Clemens VII publishes degree Cum ad zero - forms Inquisition.

1538 - Pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII.

1718 - England declares war on Spain.

1777 - France recognizes independence of English colonies in America.

1777 - George Washington's army returns to Valley Forge, PA.

1791 - NYC traffic regulation creates 1st 1-way street.

1819 - Congress of Angostura establishes Colombia's independence from Spain.

1821 - Kentucky abolishes debtors prisons.

1862 - General US Grant issues order #11, expelling Jews from Tennessee.

1900 - 1st prize of 100,000 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy.

1926 - German Marx government falls due to cooperation with red army.

1942 - Allies in London sentence German war criminals.

1961 - Disgruntled employee set fire to a Niteroi Circus of Rio de Janeiro circus tent in Niteroi Brazil; 323 die.

1961 - India seizes Goa & 2 other Portuguese colonies.

1965 - Largest newspaper-Sunday New York Times at 946 pages (50¢).

1969 - USAF closes Project Blue Book, concluding no evidence of extraterrestrial spaceships behind thousands of UFO sightings.

1971 - Cease-fire between India & Pakistan in Kashmir.

1972 - New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan.

1973 - Arab terrorists shoot passengers on Boeing 737 to Kuwait.

1975 - John Paul Stevens appointed to the Supreme Court.

1975 - Lynette Fromme is sentenced to life for attempt on President Ford's life.

1986 - US Congress forms "Irangate" committee.

1991 - Patrick Manning becomes premier of Trinidad & Tobago.

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Religion:

1843 - Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" was first published. The "social conversion" of Ebenezer Scrooge on Christmas Eve may be seen as a literary symbol (based on the events of the first Christmas night) of the human potential released through spiritual conversion.

1917 - Confiscation of the property of the Russian Orthodox Church and abolition of religious instruction in schools was announced by the Bolshevik government.

1920 - The first orphanage founded by the Church of God opened in Cleveland, Tennessee. Its establishment was the result of the vision and efforts of Church of God pioneer, A.J. Tomlinson.

1934 - Birth of Kurt Kaiser, contemporary American Christian songwriter and composer. His abiding works include: "Oh, How He Loves You and Me," "Pass It On" and "Master Designer."

1943 - German theologian and Nazi martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote in a letter from prison: 'The consciousness of being borne up by a spiritual tradition that goes back for centuries gives one a feeling of confidence and security in the face of all passing strains and stresses.'

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Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987

Sports:

1933 - NFL starts keeping official statistics as Bears beat Giants 23-21 in championship game.

1991 - NBA's most lopsided game Cleveland beats Miami 148-80.

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Compiled by Ramesh C. Reddy

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