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In December 1970, WRAC-FM flipped to a rock-based Top 40 format with the WRKR call sign, primarily targeting Racine, Kenosha and the southern part of Milwaukee County.
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In the Fort Worth Star-Telegram daily newspaper ( morning edition ) 19 September 1970, J. Howard " Doc " DeCelles states that he was actually the victim of the first skyjacking in December 1929.
Signed at The Hague on 16 December 1970, the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft contains 14 articles relating to what constitutes hijacking as well as guidelines for what is expected of governments when dealing with hijackings.
On January 19, 1976, the Internal Revenue Service notified the university that its tax exemption had been revoked retroactively to December 1, 1970.
Blue Steel was officially retired on 31 December 1970, with the United Kingdom's strategic nuclear capacity passing to the submarine fleet.
In 1972, the Blue Angels were awarded the Navy's Meritorious Unit Commendation for the two-year period from 1 March 1970 – 31 December 1971.
* The border between the two countries is based on the Anglo-Ethiopian Agreement of 6 December 1907 ; however, a treaty signed by Ethiopia and Kenya on 9 June 1970 determines the present-day boundary, abrogating all previous boundary treaties.
The next year, in 1970, it was in this charged atmosphere that parliamentary elections were held in the country in December 1970.
The New York Times did not review the film upon release, but film critic Howard Thompson gave it a positive review on a re-release at a children's matinee with the Bugs Bunny short, Napoleon Bunny-Part, in December 1970.
December 14, 1970.
A civilian president for the PNH, Ramón Ernesto Cruz, took power briefly in 1970 until, in December 1972, Oswaldo López staged another coup.
The Wheelus Air Base agreement had just two more years to run, and in December 1969, the US agreed to vacate the facility by June 1970.
They had two children, Tammy Sue " Sissy " Bakker Chapman ( born March 2, 1970 ) and Jamie Charles " Jay " Bakker ( born December 18, 1975 ).
Returning to the United States in December 1968, Jones was assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, where he served as a company commander until May 1970.
While at this post ( December 1970 ) he was promoted to captain.
* On December 4, 1970, the twisted nematic field effect in liquid crystals was filed for patent by Hoffmann-LaRoche in Switzerland, ( Swiss patent No. 532 261 ) with Wolfgang Helfrich and Martin Schadt ( then working for the Central Research Laboratories ) listed as inventors.
* John Robert Cartwright ( 22 December 1949 – 23 March 1970 )
Volume 22 ( December 1970 ): 123-131.
In the December 1970 issue of Creem, Lester Bangs, mocking more mainstream rock musicians, ironically referred to Iggy Pop as " that Stooge punk ".
The first test launch took place on 16 August 1968, the first successful at-sea launch was from a surface ship, the historic ( from July 1 to December 16, 1969 ), earning the ship the Meritorious Unit Commendation, and the first test launch from a submarine took place on the on 3 August 1970.
Reuben Lucius Goldberg ( July 4, 1883 – December 7, 1970 ) was an American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer and inventor.
They finished the regular season with 11 straight wins ( tying the 1961 team record & is also tied for the 5th longest win streak entering the playoffs ), finished with an impressive 13 – 3 record, ( including 4 – 0 in December, extending their NFL record with 18 straight wins in December, & also tying the Dolphins 1970 – 1974 in November for the longest winning streak in any month ).
** Small Astronomy Satellite 1, launched on 12 December 1970
The democratic socialist leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, allied with left-wing parties, participated in General elections held in December 1970 saw the far left Awami League under Mujibur Rahman win an overall majority of seats in parliament ( all but two of the 162 seats allocated to East Pakistan ).
December and flipped
2 December 2006 saw another tragedy for the Coup: About two hours following a performance at the San Diego House of Blues, the tour bus in which the group was riding drove off the road and flipped over before becoming engulfed in flames.
On December 18, 2006, 94. 9 flipped to country as " The Bull ".
WLTM moved to the weak 96. 7 station until December 26, 2007, when the station flipped to classic country WWLG " 96. 7 the Legend ".
On December 20, 2006, WVWA flipped formats to 94. 9's former adult contemporary radio format as " 96. 7 Lite FM " and took its WLTM callsign as well.
On December 26, 2010, The Sound flipped format to " Gen-X Radio " ( and callsign to WSGX ) and began playing music only.
On December 3, 2007, WMTI flipped to oldies, using the satellite feed from ABC Radio's " True Oldies " format.
Due to the demise of sister station " 102. 9 Lite FM " on December 26, 2011, 104. 1 HD2 flipped to adult contemporary on that same day, as Lite FM flipped to country music.
102. 9 instead flipped on December 25 at 6: 00 p. m., about 14 hours earlier than originally planned.
In December 1987, the station changed its call letters to WWPR ( to complement its " Power 95. 5 " slogan ), but flipped the call sign back to WPLJ the following year when research indicated that listeners still identified 95. 5 as WPLJ.
On December 26, 2008, Cape 104 flipped their format from 24 / 7 Christmas Music, to Country, renaming themselves " Cape Country 104, Today's Best Country And The Legends.
Following the abrupt flip of Hot AC station KGBY to a simulcast of KFBK, Entercom flipped the format of KBZC to Hot AC as " Star 106. 5 " at noon on December 9, 2011.
But in December 2009, when CJEZ-FM flipped from adult contemporary to adult hits, adult contemporary rival CHFI-FM became the most-listened-to radio station in Canada.
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In December 2010 the Koenigsegg Agera won the prestigious BBC Top Gear Hypercar of the Year Award.
Top sectors attracting FDI inflows from Mauritius ( from January 2000 to December, 2005 ) are electrical equipment, telecommunications, fuels, cement & gypsum products and services sector ( financial & non-financial ).
"', a single based on the show's theme song, reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1997 and remained in the Top 75 for 32 weeks, selling over a million copies.
Produced by McCrorie-Shand and Steve James, this single reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1997, remaining in the Top 75 for 32 weeks after its release, selling over a million copies.
In December 1966 they issued " Georgy Girl ", which became their highest charting US hit when it reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Cashbox Top 100 in February 1967.
In December 2006, Sanctuary Management added ZZ Top to its roster.
* December 16 – Billy Gibbons, American guitarist ( ZZ Top )
Jones appeared on 31 December 1969, on the BBC's review of the 1960s music scene, Pop Go The Sixties, performing " Delilah " ( in a telerecording of an earlier appearance on Top of the Pops ).
In December 1941, Top Notch Comics was introduced.
* 1999, shown on BBC Top Gear – 25 / 26 December 1999
He reached the Top 40 with two singles the same year with " You Still Touch Me " ( June ) and " I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying " ( December ) ( which became a country music hit the next year in a version recorded with American country singer Toby Keith ).
Robert " Bob " Arum ( born December 8, 1931 in New York City ) is the founder and CEO of Top Rank, a professional boxing promotion company based in Las Vegas.
The follow-up single, " Doin ' It ", released in December 2001, placed in 14th position on the UK Top 40 singles chart.
The final Top 5 single to be taken from the album was " Holding On for You ", released in December 2002.
* In December 2011, the town was named one of the World ’ s Top Christmas Destinations by Forbes magazine.
* December 1, 2006: a tornado left a path of destruction approximately 15 miles ( 24 km ) long ( this included parts of Mountain Top ).
It was among the top four on Billboard magazine's " Top 15 Video Games " sales list in December 1982 and January 1983.
U. S. News & World Report named Houston High School of Houston, Minnesota one of America ’ s " Top 100 Schools " in a study published December 8, 2008 entitled “ America ’ s Best High Schools .” http :// www. usnews. com / directories / high-schools /.
Pendulum, released in December 1970, was another top seller, spawning a Top 10 hit with " Have You Ever Seen the Rain ?".
The album was released on December 10, 2002 and debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200 and at number three on Top R & B / Hip Hop Albums.
* Top Speed Broadway production opened at Chanin's 46th Street Theatre on December 25 and transferred to the Royale Theatre on March 10, 1930 for a total run of 104 performances
After two successive Top 40 R & B singles, the ballad " In and Out of My Life " (# 22 US R & B ) and the Marvin Gaye cover, " Tear It On Down " (# 37 US R & B ), the group disbanded following a farewell concert, held at Detroit's Cobo Hall on December 21, 1972.
The Vines played in the Big Top as part of the Homebake festival in December 2006.
The first time the modern-day spelling of " boogie-woogie " was used in a title of a published audio recording of music appears to be Pine Top Smith's December 1928 recording titled, " Pine Top's Boogie Woogie ", a song whose lyrics contain dance instructions to " boogie-woogie ".
* TV Guide and TV Land ranked The Star Wars Holiday Special at number 59 on their " Top 100 Unexpected Television Moments " in a five part special that aired from December 5 until December 9 in 2005.
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