On Dec. 3, 1984, more than 4,000 people died after a cloud of gas escaped from a pesticide plant operated by a Union Carbide subsidiary in Bhopal, India.

1918 ~ Illinois becomes the 21st State of the United States


1833 ~ Oberlin College in Ohio became the first coed institution of higher learning in the U.S.


1919 ~ French painter and sculptor Pierre A. Renoir died at age 78.


1967 ~ Dr. Christiaan N. Barnard performed the world's first successful human heart transplant.

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The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind

1993 ~ Frank Zappa, Rock Legend, died of prostate cancer


1783 ~ George Washington delivered his farewell address to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York City.


1816 ~ James Monroe of Virginia was elected (by electors) the fifth president of the United States


1875 ~ William Marcy "Boss" Tweed of New York's Tammany Hall escaped from jail and fled the country.


1945 ~ The Senate approved U.S. participation in the United Nations


1991 ~ Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson is released after seven years as a hostage in Lebanon

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The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind

1918 Pres Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France, 1st chief executive to travel outside US while in office

1927 Duke Ellington opens at the Cotten Club in Harlem

1952 Killer fogs begin in London, England; 'smog' becomes a word



And Holidays for Today:

Mexico: Day of the Artisans

Tonga: Proclamation Day

1995 United Nations New York - Former Newfoundland premier Brian Tobin signs UN Treaty on migrating fish stocks; Fisheries Minister wants to protect Grand Bank stocks outside Canada's jurisdiction.

1933, national Prohibition came to an end as Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the Constitution, repealing the 18th Amendment.

I must apologise (to those who care!!) for not posting today...... a combination of 4 nights crap sleep, having the news my dog is being given away by my Ex, and smashing my car...... NOT a good day!!

AND....... I'm pissed!! (Drunk, that is!) ....... so, SUE ME!!




DM

__________________
The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind

1557 ~ A Pig was sentenced to be "Buried all alive" after eating a child in St. Quentin, France


1877 ~ The first sound recording, "Mary Had a Little Lamb," was made by Thomas Edison.


1884 ~ Construction of the Washington Monument was completed.


1889 ~ Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, died in New Orleans.


1923 ~ A presidential address was broadcast on the radio for the first time when Calvin Coolidge spoke before Congress.


1926 ~ French impressionist painter Claude Monet died at age 86.


1998 ~ Hugo Chavez elected president of Venezuela.

__________________
The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind

1921 CANADIAN WOMEN EXERCISE FIRST FEDERAL VOTE

Agnes McPhail (1890-1954) is elected to the House of Commons for the United Farmers of Ontario in the first election in which all Canadian women exercise their right to vote (wives of soldiers could vote during World War I); a country schoolteacher, she is Canada's first female MP.

It's not even 100 years ago!!!!!!!

1882 ~ Charles Brooks became the first person to be executed by lethal injection in Texas.


1787 ~ Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution


1917 ~ The U.S. declared war on Austria-Hungary in World War I.


1941 ~ The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.


1972 ~ America's final moon mission, Apollo 17, blasted off from Cape Canaveral


1975 ~ Indonesia invaded East Timor, leading to a 25-year occupation


1988 ~ A 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Armenia, killing 25,000.


2001 ~ Taliban forces fled from Kandahar, their last stronghold in Afghanistan

__________________
The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind

In the year 185, Emperor Lo-Yang of China saw a supernova which is now identified as MSH15-52 (?).

In 1842, the New York Philharmonic played it's 1st concert.

On Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese warplanes attacked the home base of the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor, an act that led to America's entry into World War II.

On Dec. 7, 2003, I woke up early and joined the hardy few at Pixies for some posting. That's noteworthy, isn't it?

Don't mean to be picky or anything Steph....... but, didn't I already do that one? (Not in as much detail, admittedly!!)
{Just my wee joke, sweetie.....hehehehe! }





Sure is dicksbro!!

DM

__________________
The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind

On Dec. 8, 1941, the United States entered World War II as Congress declared war against Japan one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

(Whoops, missed the double post! )