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Religion:
1840 Scottish missionary explorer David Livingstone, 27, set sail on his first journey to Africa. (He had been accepted to serve under the London Missionary Society two years earlier.)

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Politics: 100 years ago
1903 - Norwegian parliament vote unanimiously for female suffrage.

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News: 50 years ago
1953 - General Electric announces all Communist employees will be fired.

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News: 25 years ago
1978 - Pioneer Venus 2 drops 5 probes into atmosphere of Venus.

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News: 10 years ago
1993 - Ivory Coast Premier Ouattara resigns.

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News: 5 years ago
1998 - FindLaw for Legal Professionals posted on this day the case of New Hampshire Ins. v. Rideout Roof. 12/9/98 CA1/2 A081858.PDF - A081858.DOC
Source: http://california.lp.findlaw.com/ca02_caselaw/december1998.html

News: 1 year ago
2002- It was reported that the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development detailed plans to disburse more than $3.38 million in digital-divide grants to fund 13 projects across Pennsylvania.

Source: http://www.govtech.net/news/news.phtml?docid=2002.12.09-33355

December 9th happenings in history!

News:

1793 Noah Webster establishes New York's 1st daily newspaper, American Minerva.

1878 - Joseph Pulitzer buys St Louis Dispatch for $2,500.

1907 - 1st Christmas Seals sold (Wilmington DE post office).

1931- Spain becomes a republic.

1941 - China declares war on Japan, Germany & Italy.

1941- Hitler orders US ships torpedoed.

1957 - 1st Japanese ambassador to Israel.

1963 - Frank Sinatra Jr is kidnapped.

1963 - Zanzibar gains independence from Britain.

1965 - "A Charlie Brown Christmas" premieres.

1967 - Jim Morrison, arrested on stage for disturbing the peace.

1967 - Nicolae Ceausescu becomes President (dictator) of Romania.

1971- Lewis F Powell Jr appointed to the Supreme Court.

1981- Porn star John Holmes charged with Laurel Canyon murders

1985 - Phoenix AZ, gets 3" of snow.

1987 - Palestine uprising begin in Israeli-occupied West Bank.

1990 - Lech Walesa wins presidential election in Poland.

1992 - Prince Charles & Princess Diana separation announced by British PM, John Major.

1992 - Cincinnati Red owner Marge Schott apologizes for racist remarks.

1992 - Operation Restore Hope - US Marines land in Somalia.

1994 - 5 meter meteor 1994 XM1 passes within 100,000 km of Earth.

1994 - Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders resigns after masturbation comments.

Religion:
1640 - Settler Hugh Bewitt banished from Massachusetts colony when he declares himself to be free of original sin.

1851 - 1st Young Men's Christian Association in North America (Montréal).

Sports:

1973 - Bruno Sammartino beats Stan Stasiak in New York, to become WWF champion.

1985 - Jerry Rice begins NFL streak of 100+ consecutive game receptions.

1987 - Larry Bird, ends streak of 59 consecutive free throws.

1995 - 61st Heisman Trophy Award: Eddie George, Ohio State (RB).

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Compiled by Ramesh C. Reddy

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