On 23 Dec 1975, President Gerald Ford signed Public Law 94-168, the Metric Conversion Act of 1975.

" The old story of the Samaritan has been the model of the spirituality of the council " ( Paul VI., address, Dec. 7 ): On 8 December, the Council was formally closed, with the bishops professing their obedience to the Council's decrees.

On Dec. 21, 1880, Louis Houck completed a railroad between Cape Girardeau and Delta, but service did not begin until Jan. 1, 1881.

On Dec. 3, 1955, Sedalia AFB became Whiteman AFB in honor of 2nd Lt George A. Whiteman.

On December 21, 1912, two elderly women and a young girl were killed and nearly 100 people were injured after the floor of the Jonesville High School auditorium collapsed during a Christmas concert ( Winston-Salem Journal article, Dec. 24, 1912 ).

" On Dec. 11, 1926, a 22-year old University of Texas at Austin student named Rebecca Bradley posed as a reporter from the Beaumont Enterprise and convinced officials from the Farmers National Bank of Buda to let her use the typewriter.

# " He's Gonna Do A Number On You " ( Dec 1976 demo )

On Dec. 27, 2007, the Supreme Court of Nepal issued a decision mandating that the government scrap all laws that discriminated based on sexual orientation and / or gender identity and establish a committee to study same-sex marriage policy.

* On 4 Dec 2000, flight from Brussels to Bujumbura, Burundi, en-route to Nairobi, Kenya, was struck by machine gun fire, as it approached Bujumbura, injuring a passenger and crew member.

On Dec. 17, 1953 — the 50th anniversary of Orville and Wilbur Wrights ' 12-second powered hop at Kitty Hawk — the rotunda was rededicated as the Portal of the Folded Wings.

On December 16, Daily Variety reported that the pope had seen the film, and on Dec. 17, Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan reported that John Paul II had said: " It is as it was ," sourcing McEveety, who said he heard it from Dziwisz.

On Dec 27, China announced the first suspected case of SARS in six months in Guangdong, from the area the virus originated and in an individual who was not a SARS researcher.

On Dec. 27, 2004, USPTO's follow-up Notice of Abandonment ruled that " The trademark application below was abandoned because a response to the Office Action mailed on 05-30-2004 was not received within the 6-month response period ", adding that any request for reinstatement would have to be received within two additional months.

50 Years On: The struggle for air quality in London since the great smog of December 1952 ( Dec 2002 ).

On Dec. 14, 1900, the U. S. Standard Voting Machine Company was formed, with Alfred Gillespie as one of its directors, to combine the companies that held the Myers, Davis, and Gillespie patents.

On Dec 21, 2009, Avaya and Nortel officially closed the sale, to create Avaya with a total of about 21, 000 employees.

On Dec. 2, 2011, Curbed LA reported the Frank Sinatra Fox Residence was up for sale.

On Dec. 12, 2010, the 43rd Sustainment Brigade, home stationed in Fort Carson, Colo., now deployed to Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, organized a satellite run on the base.

On Dec. 28, 2010, U. S. District Judge Ralph Beistline dismissed Miller's lawsuit.

On January 20, 2008, Baldwin wrote in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that on Dec. 14, 2007, “ I joined with my colleagues on the House Judiciary Committee,

On surrendering, Cuahtemoc asked the Spanish to respect the ladies of his court, including his young wife Tecuichpotzin .< ref > Sagaon Infante. http :// www. juridicas. unam. mx / publica / librev / rev / hisder / cont / 10 / cnt / cnt35. pdf, accessed Dec 30, 2010 </ ref >

On 10 September 2008, Ant & Dec announced that the frauds " will never happen again ", insisting that a high-tech system and strict rules will ensure viewers cannot lose out with poorly monitored premium rate phone lines.

On 30 September 2008, it was reported that Ant & Dec were being sued for $ 30 million by Greek American stand-up comedian and actor ANT for using his name in the United States.

* 5 Dec 1999: Sukhumvit Line: Mo Chit – On Nut ; Silom Line: National Stadium – Saphan Taksin

On the morning of September 10, 1895, Powell and Ross rose at dawn and began their day's work.

On April 10, 1904, his first child was born, a son named George after the late Senator.

On May 9 – 10, 1860, the Illinois Republican State Convention was held in Decatur.

On September 10, 1861, Johnston was assigned to command the huge area of the Confederacy west of the Allegheny Mountains, except for coastal areas.

On 41 occasions Australians have taken 10 wickets in a match, Englishmen 38 times.

On 10 September 2009, following an Internet campaign, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown made an official public apology on behalf of the British government for " the appalling way he was treated ".

" On April 10, 1833, the family moved to Philadelphia, where Alcott ran a day school.

On May 10, 2012, NYSE Amex Equities changed its name to NYSE MKT LLC.

On June 10, 38, Drusilla died, possibly of a fever, rampant in Rome at the time.

On opening night ( 10 December 1896 ), with traditionalists and the avant-garde in the audience, King Ubu ( played by Firmin Gémier ) stepped forward and intoned the opening word, " Merdre!

On July 6, the arrival of a force of 300 Pinkerton agents from New York City and Chicago resulted in a fight in which 10 men — seven strikers and three Pinkertons — were killed and hundreds were injured.

On the third Wednesday in March each year ( near the spring equinox ), three quarters of Dutch schoolchildren aged 10 / 11 and Dutch celebrities plant trees.

On the first Arbor Day, April 10, 1872, an estimated one million trees were planted.

On November 8, they won 41 – 10 over the New England Patriots, ending a streak of 22 losses at cold-weather sites.

On December 10, 2007, Vick received a 23-month prison sentence and was officially cut from the Atlanta roster.

On September 10, 2001, Mohamed Atta picked up Omari from the Milner Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, and the two drove their rented Nissan to a Comfort Inn in South Portland, Maine, where they spent the night in room 232.

On top of the spray chamber is a burner head that produces a flame that is laterally long ( usually 5 – 10 cm ) and only a few mm deep.

On the Adult Contemporary chart, all five songs were top 10 hits, with two of the five (" Baby Baby " and " That's What Love Is For ") reaching No. 1.

On July 10 Haznawi obtained a Florida driver's license, later obtaining another copy on September 7, 2001 by filling out a change-of-address form.

On March 10, 2005, EPA issued the Clean Air Interstate Rule ( CAIR ).

On October 10, 2000, Clinton signed into law the U. S .– China Relations Act of 2000, which granted permanent normal trade relations ( PNTR ) trade status to People's Republic of China.

On 22 July 1878 ( 10 July O. S.

On July 28, 1999 Bal Thackeray was banned from voting and contesting in any election for six years from December 11, 1999 till December 10, 2005 on the recommendations of the Election Commission.

On 10 June 2004, Bardot was again convicted by a French court for " inciting racial hatred " and fined € 5, 000, the fourth such conviction and fine from a French court.

On 10 June, the Duke met for the first time the President of the Imperial War Council, Prince Eugene – accompanied by Count Wratislaw – at the village of Mundelsheim, half-way between the Danube and the Rhine.