1) Historic Events; 2) Famous Stiffs; 3) Famous Birthdays; 4) Select List - Historic Events & Birthdays with Pics; Each pic has the Select List entry as description {Click on 5th photo & scroll right to see remaining photos} This Day in History for 12th December 1474 - Isabella crowns herself Queen of Castile & Aragon 1787 - Pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution 1792 - In Vienna, Ludwig Von Beethoven (22) receives 1st lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn 1800 - Washington DC established as capital of US 1812 - French invasion of Russia comes to an end. 1822 - Mexico officially recognized as an independent nation by US 1878 - Joseph Pulitzer begins publishing St Louis Dispatch 1897 - Anti-Jewish violence breaks out in Bucharest, Romania 1897 - Rudolph Dirks 1st Katzenjammer cartoon strip in NY Journal 1901 - Guglielmo Marconi sends the first transatlantic radio signal, from Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland 1911 - Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India. 1913 - Hebrew language officially used to teach in Palestinian schools 1917 - Rev Edward Flanagan forms Boys Town outside Omaha, Nebraska 1925 - Arthur Heinman coins term motel; opens Motel Inn, San Luis Obispo 1925 - Last Qajar Shah of Iran deposed; Rezā Shāh Pahlavi takes over 1941 - German occupying army does a house search in Paris looking for Jews 1942 - German offensive in South Western Stalingrad 1945 - Special Court of justice convicts Dutch Nazi leader Mussert to death 1946 - Tide detergent introduced 1946 - UN accepts 6 Manhattan blocks as a gift from John D. Rockefeller Jr 1959 - UN Committee on Peaceful Use of Outer Space is established 1961 - Martin Luther King Jr. & 700 demonstraters arrested in Albany Ga 1962 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1963 - Argentina asks for extradition of ex-president Juan Peron 1963 - Frank Sinatra Jr returned after being kidnapped 1963 - Kenya (formerly British East Africa) declares independence from UK 1964 - Shooting starts for Star Trek pilot The Cage (Menagerie) 1965 - Vivian Beaumont Theater opens at 65th St & Amsterdam Ave NYC 1966 - US Supreme Courts votes 4-3 allowing Braves to move to Atlanta 1967 - US launches Pioneer 8 into solar orbit 1968 - Arthur Ashe becomes 1st black to be ranked #1 in tennis 1968 - Rolling Stones film TV show Rock n Roll Circus-never aired 1968 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1970 - USSR performs underground nuclear test 1975 - Sara Jane Moore pled guilty to trying to kill US President Gerald Ford 1976 - QB Joe Namath last game as a NY Jet 1980 - USs copyright law amended to include computer programs 1982 - $9,800,000 in cash stolen from money transport car in NYC 1983 - A truck bomb explodes at US Embassy in Kuwait 1988 - PLO leader Yasi Arafat accepts Israels right to exist 1991 - Maastricht Treaty signed to create a European Community 2000 - The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore 2001 - Winona Ryder is arrested on shoplifting charges in Beverly Hills, California Happy Birthday to famous stiffs Frank Sinatra, swing-era singing icon who won eleven Grammy Awards, including the Legend Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award for his timeless hits, like Come Fly With Me (99), Edvard Munch, Norwegian artist most famous for painting The Scream and other psychologically themed works. He was a revered member of the Symbolism movement and impacted German Expressionism (151), Edward G. Robinson, actor who played tough guys such as mobster Little Caesar during Hollywoods Golden Age. He also played Rocco in Key Largo and Baron Keyes in Double Indemnity (121), Ed Koch, politician who served New York as its Mayor for three terms and served as a judge on The Peoples Court from 1997 to 1999. He is praised for the economic boom that occurred from 1978 to 1989 but has been criticized for his inaction during the beginning of the AIDs crisis during the early 80s (90), John Jay, sounding father who was the second Governor of New York from 1795 to 1801. He also served as the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (269), Harry Warner, influential film executive who co-founded Warner Bros. Pictures with his three brothers Albert, Sam, and Jack (133), Gustave Flaubert, an important French writer known for his scrupulous attention to detail and word choice, he is most famous for his 1857 novel, Madame Bovary. His other major works include Memoirs of a Madman, Sentimental Education, and Le Chateau des Coeurs (193), Buck Jones, American movie actor who starred in mostly western films in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, including California Frontier in 1938 (123), Karen Morley, popular actress of the 1930s who was blacklisted by Hollywood during the McCarthy era, effectively ending her acting career (105) and John Osborne, British playwright who wrote Look Back in Anger which initially was bombarded by negativity until one of the most influential critics of the time praised it (85). Mayim Bialik, Emmy Award-nominated actress who played the title role on the sitcom Blossom as well as Amy in the sitcom Big Bang Theory. She won a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Fantasy in 1988 and played CC in the 1988 comedy Beaches (39), Bob Barker, famous host of Truth or Consequences and The Price Is Right who was known for his charm and his skinny microphone (91), Jennifer Connelly, who appeared in Blood Diamond and won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her role in the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind. Her performances in Requiem for a Dream and House of Sand and Fog brought her an array of award nominations (44), Dionne Warwick, singer who was in a partnership with Burt Bacharach and who was also a Psychic Friends spokesperson (74), Bill Nighy, who portrayed Davy Jones in the second and third Pirates of the Caribbean films. In 1991, he gained fame for his role as Professor Mark Carleton in The Mens Room (65), Cathy Rigby, Olympic gymnast and actress who starred in a production of Peter Pan, which was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical (62), Connie Francis, country singer who released the 1958 hit Whos Sorry Now? and who appeared in many movies, including Looking for Love. She was one of the highest charting female solo singers in the 1950s and 1960s (76), Bruce Kulick, American rock and blues guitarist for KISS and Grand Funk Railroad and who was a former member of Blackjack (61), Tracy Austin, youngest inductee into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and youngest winner of the US Open female singles championship (52), Steven Hawley, astronaut who flew on five Space Shuttle missions, including the maiden flight of Space Shuttle Discovery (63), Hank Williams III, American singer and musician who has released solo honky tonk recordings and has been a member of many bands including the metal band Assjack and Superjoint Ritual (42), Gianni Russo, actor who played Carlo Rizzi in The Godfather and also appeared in Super Mario Bros., Any Given Sunday, and Seabiscuit. He starred in the 1990 film, The Freshman, with Marlon Brando (71) and Ana Alicia, actress who portrayed the meddling Melissa Agretti on Falcon Crest, which ran from 1981 to 1990 (58) are celebrating because theyre not dead yet. Select list with photos: 1745 - John Jay, sounding father who was the second Governor of New York from 1795 to 1801. He also served as the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (269) 1821 - Gustave Flaubert, an important French writer known for his scrupulous attention to detail and word choice, he is most famous for his 1857 novel, Madame Bovary. His other major works include Memoirs of a Madman, Sentimental Education, and Le Chateau des Coeurs (193) 1897 - Rudolph Dirks 1st Katzenjammer cartoon strip in NY Journal 1901 - Guglielmo Marconi sends the first transatlantic radio signal, from Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland 1909 - Karen Morley, popular actress of the 1930s who was blacklisted by Hollywood during the McCarthy era, effectively ending her acting career (105) 1915 - Frank Sinatra, swing-era singing icon who won eleven Grammy Awards, including the Legend Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award for his timeless hits, like Come Fly With Me (99) 1924 - Ed Koch, politician who served New York as its Mayor for three terms and served as a judge on The Peoples Court from 1997 to 1999. He is praised for the economic boom that occurred from 1978 to 1989 but has been criticized for his inaction during the beginning of the AIDs crisis during the early 80s (90) 1925 - Last Qajar Shah of Iran deposed; Rezā Shāh Pahlavi takes over 1929 - John Osborne, British playwright who wrote Look Back in Anger which initially was bombarded by negativity until one of the most influential critics of the time praised it (85) 1940 - Dionne Warwick, singer who was in a partnership with Burt Bacharach and who was also a Psychic Friends spokesperson (74) 1945 - Special Court of justice convicts Dutch Nazi leader Mussert to death 1946 - UN accepts 6 Manhattan blocks as a gift from John D. Rockefeller Jr 1952 - Cathy Rigby, Olympic gymnast and actress who starred in a production of Peter Pan, which was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical (62) 1963 - Frank Sinatra Jr returned after being kidnapped 1968 - Arthur Ashe becomes 1st black to be ranked #1 in tennis 1975 - Sara Jane Moore pled guilty to trying to kill US President Gerald Ford 1991 - Maastricht Treaty signed to create a European Community 2000 - The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore
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