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This Day In History December 15


Bill of Rights is finally ratified The Bill of Rights becomes law Yankees and Rebels clash at the Battle of Nashville Sitting Bull killed by Indian police Stephen M. Balzer patents rotary-engine auto British begin evacuation of Gallipoli George Orwell delivers the manuscript for The Road to Wigan Pier Legendary bandleader Glenn Miller disappears over the English Channel MacArthur orders end of Shinto as Japanese state religion Architect of the Holocaust sentenced to die U.S. bombers strike industrial targets in North Vietnam Nixon announces additional U.S. troop withdrawals Billionaire's kidnapped grandson found in Italy Jockey Sandy Hawley wins record 500th race United States announces that it will recognize communist China James Brown begins his prison sentence Schindler?s List opens, wins Spielberg his first Oscar U.S. House of Representatives recommends impeaching Clinton Heavy rain leads to mudslides in Venezuela Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens
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