- 1865] Set me free why don't you babe: Slavery is abolished in the United States when the 13th Amendment is declared in effect...
- 1892] Premiered on this date: Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite" publicly premieres in St. Petersburg, Russia...
- 1956] Debuted on this date: "To Tell The Truth" on CBS-TV. The first edition of the classic game show runs until 1968 when it goes into syndication from '69 to '78 and then off and on through 2002...1966] Dr. Seuss' "How The Grinch Stole Christmas", a special on CBS-TV...
- 1969] 'Nay' on capital punishment: Britain's Parliament abolishes the death penalty, something New Jersey did one year ago...
- 1975] "D-I-V-O-R-C-E": Rod Stewart and Faces divorce when Rod goes solo. They have since reunited from time-to-time...
- 1980] "Happy Trails": Former Soviet Premier Alexei N. Kosygin dies from a heart attack at 76...1997] SNL comedian Chris Farley becomes the shows' latest tragedy when he overdoses on morphine and cocaine in Chicago at 33...
- 1983] Wedding Bells: Keith Richards, on his 40th birthday, and model Patti Hansen rock down the aisle. 1984] Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest tie the knot (both couples are still married)...
- 1987] Guilty as charged: Ivan F. Boesky is sentenced to 3 years in prison for insider trading...2003] Michael Jackson is charged with 7 counts of molesting a child under 14 and two counts of supplying the child with "an intoxicating agent" a.k.a. 'Jesus Juice'...2003] A judge in Seattle sentences confessed 'Green River' killer, Gary Ridgeway, to 48 consecutive life terms, one each for every murder he allegedly committed and confessed to...
- 1999] Out of her tree: Environmental activist Julia "Butterfly" Hill comes down after spending two years living atop an ancient redwood in Humboldt County (CA) to protest logging...
- 2006] Rumsfeld 'resigns': Donald Rumsfeld spends his last day in office as Secretary of Defense. Robert Gates is nominated by George W. Bush as his replacement. Gates will keep his job in the new Obama administration...For more on December 18th: C L I C K:
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
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