THE HISTORY OF DECEMBER 12
WORLD EVENTS
Today is National Ambrosia Day
1745 John Jay born – first Supreme Court Chief Justice
1770 British soldiers responsible for the Boston Massacre were acquitted
1787 Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the Constitution
1800 Washington , DC was established as the nation’s capital
1822 Mexico was officially recognized as an independent nation by the US
1870 Joseph Rainey became the first black lawmaker sworn into the House of Representatives
1893 Actor Edward G. Robinson was born
1899 The wooden golf tee was patented by George Bryant of Boston
1901 Marconi received the first long distance radio transmission in Newfoundland
1913 Authorities announced that the Mona Lisa had been recovered – stolen from the Louvre in 1911
1915 Frank Sinatra was born
1916 The worst train disaster ever took place in France – 543 French soldiers were killed
1923 Bob Barker was born – The Price is Right
1925 Arthur Heinman opened the first motel in the US – the Motor Inn in San Luis Obispo , Ca.
1939 Actor Douglas Fairbanks died
1941 Singer Dionne Warwick was born
1946 Tide laundry detergent was introduced
1961 Martin Luther King Jr. and 700 demonstrators were arrested in Albany , Georgia
1963 Kenya gained independence from Britain
1968 Actress Tallulah Bankhead died
1979 President Carter ordered the removal of Iranian diplomats due to the hostage crisis
1980 Apple Computer went public at $22 per share
1982 The Sentry Armored Car Co. in NYC was robbed of $11.4 million at its headquarters
1995 By 3 votes the US Senate failed to pass a constitutional amendment banning flag burning2005 Pepsi overtook Coca-Cola in market capitalization for the first time
SPORTS HISTORY ON DECEMBER 12
1997 Red Sox sign Pedro Martinez to a 6 year $69 million deal
1993 Orioles sign free agent Raphael Palmeiro
1988 Miami Heat set an NBA record for the most consecutive losses to start a season with their 17th
1984 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar becomes the 1st NBA player to surpass 32,000 points in his career
1980 St. Louis trades Rollie Fingers and Pete Vuckovick to the Brewers – Fingers will win the Cy Young in 1981 and Vuckovick in 1982
1971 LA Lakers win their 21st consecutive game – NBA record – will win 33 in a row
1965 Gale Sayers scores 6 TDs – 4 rushing, one in the air, and one on a 85 yard punt return in a 61-20 Bears win over the 49ers
1932 Bob Pettit born – 1st NBA player to score 20,000 career points
# 1 SONGS ON DECEMBER 12
1960 Are You Lonesome Tonight – Elvis Presley
1962 Big Girls Don’t Cry – The Four Seasons
1964 Mr. Lonely – Bobby Vinton
1965 Turn! Turn! Turn! – The Byrds
1966 Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys
1967 Daydream Believer – The Monkees
1968 I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
1969 Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye - Steam
1970 The Tears of a Clown – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
1971 Family Affair – Sly & the Family Stone
1972 Me and Mrs. Jones – Billy Paul
1974 Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas
1975 Fly, Robin, Fly – Silver Connection
1976 Tonight’s the Night – Rod Stewart
1977 You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone
1980 Lady – Kenny Rogers
1981 Physical – Olivia Newton-John
1982 Maneater – Hall & Oates
1983 Say, Say, Say – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
1984 Out of Touch – Daryl Hall & John Oates
1987 Faith – George Michael
1989 We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel
1991 Black or White – Michael Jackson
1992 I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
1993 Again – Janet Jackson
1994 Here Comes the Hot Stepper – Ini Kamoze
1995 One Sweet Day – Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
1996 Un-break My Heart – Toni Braxton
1997 Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John
1999 Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas
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