This Day In History
December 12
Pennsylvania ratifies the Constitution Cherokee leader and Confederate General Stand Watie is born Flaubert is born Marconi sends first Atlantic wireless transmission Mona Lisa recovered in Florence Stocks tank as NYSE trading resumes French soldiers killed in train accident Father Flanagan establishes Boys Town Cattle pioneer Charles Goodnight dies USS Panay sunk by Japanese United States seizes French liner Normandie JFK memorial album sets record for sales NFL rookie Gale Sayers ties single-game TD record Hepburn, Tracy and Poitier star in Guess Who?s Coming to Dinner Procedural questions cause difficulty at the peace talks Philippine soldiers depart South Vietnam "Tears Of A Clown" gives Smokey Robinson & The Miracles their first #1 pop hit, finally Da Vinci notebook sells for over 5 million Shultz calls on European allies to increase defense spending The Queen of Mean is sentenced to the slammer A young murderer is indicted GM announces phase-out of Oldsmobile
Pennsylvania ratifies the Constitution Cherokee leader and Confederate General Stand Watie is born Flaubert is born Marconi sends first Atlantic wireless transmission Mona Lisa recovered in Florence Stocks tank as NYSE trading resumes French soldiers killed in train accident Father Flanagan establishes Boys Town Cattle pioneer Charles Goodnight dies USS Panay sunk by Japanese United States seizes French liner Normandie JFK memorial album sets record for sales NFL rookie Gale Sayers ties single-game TD record Hepburn, Tracy and Poitier star in Guess Who?s Coming to Dinner Procedural questions cause difficulty at the peace talks Philippine soldiers depart South Vietnam "Tears Of A Clown" gives Smokey Robinson & The Miracles their first #1 pop hit, finally Da Vinci notebook sells for over 5 million Shultz calls on European allies to increase defense spending The Queen of Mean is sentenced to the slammer A young murderer is indicted GM announces phase-out of Oldsmobile
