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On and December
On December 21
, the day that
the Irish House
of Commons petitioned for removal
of Sir Constantine Phipps
, their Tory Lord Chancellor
, Molesworth reportedly made this remark on
the defense
of Phipps
by Convocation: `` They that have turned
the world upside down
, are come hither also ''
.
On the evening
of December 27th
, Esther noticed my pallid look
and rasping voice
.
On December 5 he paced a mile in 55 on
the twice-around
, out in third position all
the way
.
On December 2
, 1859
, John Brown was hanged at Charles Town
, Virginia
.
On December 9
, 1862
, Sergeant Edwin H. Fay
, an unusual Louisianan who held A.B.
and M.A. degrees from Harvard University
and who before
the war was headmaster
of a private school for boys in
Louisiana, wrote his wife: `` I saw Pemberton
and he is
the most insignificant puke I ever saw
.
On the December 13
, 2010 episode
of The Colbert Report
, Stephen reads a passage
of A Modest Proposal in support
of Ted Turner's suggestions on reducing overpopulation
by having poor people sell ( to rich people ) their right to bear a single child per family
.
On the Arctic Circle those events occur
, in principle
, exactly once per year
, at
the June
and December solstices
, respectively
.
On 31
December 1809
, a decree
of King Maximilian
of Bavaria granted
the city a new coat
of arms
, as a recognition
of their ( mainly humanitarian
and logistic ) services in
the Battle
of Abensberg
the same year
.

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On Saint Nicholas Day ( 6
December ),
the Niklasmarkt ( Nicholas Market ) commemorates
the Niklasspende
, a medieval foundation for
the poor
.
On December 1, 2008
, the Curb Exchange building at 86 Trinity Place was closed
, and the Amex Equities trading floor was moved to
the NYSE Trading floor at 11 Wall Street
.
On December 30
, 1943
, during
the Japanese occupation
, Subhas Chandra Bose
, who was controversially allied with
the Japanese
, first raised
the flag
of Indian independence
.
On 26
December 2004
, the coast
of the Andaman Islands was devastated
by a high tsunami following
the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
.
On 11
December 1885
, after a speech
by Lord Aberdeen
, Lady Aberdeen unveiled a bronze statue
and plaque
of Alexander Selkirk outside a house on
the site
of Selkirk's original home on
the Main Street
of Lower Largo
, Fife
, Scotland
.
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 23
December 1915
, Fleming married a trained nurse
, Sarah Marion McElroy
of Killala
, County Mayo
, Ireland
.
On December 6
, 2001
, Arthur M
. Blank
, the co-founder
and retired co-chairman
of Atlanta-based Home Depot
, reached a preliminary agreement with
the Falcons ’ Taylor Smith to purchase
the team
.
On December 10
, 2007
, Vick received a 23-month prison sentence
and was officially cut from
the Atlanta roster
.
On December 11
, 13 games into his first NFL season as head coach
, Bobby Petrino resigned without notice to coach at
the University
of Arkansas
, leaving
the beleaguered players only a note in
the locker room
.
On December 21
, 2008
, Atlanta beat
the Minnesota Vikings 24 – 17 to clinch a wild card spot
, earning a trip to
the playoffs for
the first time since 2004
.
On December 3
, 2007
the Diamondbacks traded Carlos Quentin
, who had failed to perform to expectation
, to
the Chicago White Sox for first base prospect Chris Carter
.
On December 14
, in a blockbuster trade
, the Diamondbacks acquired starting RHP Dan Haren from
the Oakland Athletics for six players: LHP Brett Anderson
, LHP Dana Eveland
and LHP Greg Smith
; the above-mentioned just-acquired infielder Chris Carter
; and outfielders Aaron Cunningham
and Carlos Gonzalez
.
On December 16
, 1773
, after officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads
of taxed tea to Britain
, a group
of colonists boarded
the ships
and destroyed
the tea
by throwing it into Boston Harbor
.
On December 9
, 2008
, Atari announced that it had acquired Cryptic Studios
, an MMORPG developer
.
On 5
December 2009 AZ announced that Koeman no longer was in charge
of AZ
, after losing 7
of the first 16 games in
the Dutch competition
.
On and 20
On July
20, the first drawing
of numbers occurred in
the Senate Office Building before a distinguished group
of congressmen
and high Army officers
.
On October 19
, after
the Soviets had detonated at least
20 nuclear devices
, Ambassador Stevenson warned
the UN General Assembly that this country
, in `` self protection ''
, might have to resume above-ground tests
.
On Feb. 12
, 1959
, purified corticotropin ( ACTH Gel )
, 20 units daily intramuscularly
, was started but had to be discontinued 3 weeks later because
of excessive fluid retention
.
On Friday
, April
20, 2007 Pope Benedict XVI
, abolished
the whole idea saying he " showed doubt about
the concept
of limbo ".

However
, the book
On the Sizes
and Distances
of the Sun
and Moon
, which has long been ascribed to Aristarchus
, says that he calculated
the distance to
the sun to be between 18
and 20 times
the distance to
the Moon
, whereas
the true ratio is about 389
. 174
.
On April
20, Kennedy sent a memo to Vice President Lyndon B
. Johnson
, asking Johnson to look into
the status
of America's space program
, and into programs that could offer NASA
the opportunity to catch up
.
On 20 August 1233
, Andrew had a meeting with
the legate
of Pope Gregory IX in
the woods
of Bereg
, and they made
an agreement which ensured
the privileges
of the clergy
.
On May 7
, 1946
, Morita
and Ibuka founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha ( Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation
, the forerunner
of Sony Corporation ) with about
20 employees
and initial capital
of ¥ 190
, 000
.
On 20 September
, the capital was moved to Lucerne
.
On August
20, 1902
, President Theodore Roosevelt established
the Alexander Archipelago Forest Reserve
, which formed
the heart
of the Tongass National Forest that covers most
of the region
.
On September
20, 1991
the Supreme Soviet
of Belarus passed resolution "
On the formation
of the Armed Forces
of the Republic
of Belarus "
and on January 11
, 1992 resolution "
On the Armed Forces deployed in
the territory
of the Republic
of Belarus
.
On March 18
, 1992
the parliament passed resolution "
On the Armed Forces
of the Republic
of Belarus " that bound
the government " to start
the formation
of the Armed Forces
of the Republic
of Belarus as
of March
20, 1992 "
and " to submit to
the Supreme Soviet for approval
the suggested structure
of the Armed Forces
, their size
and order
of their material
and technical supplies ".
On 20 June
the deputies
of the Third Estate
took the Tennis Court Oath
, swearing not to separate until a constitution had been established
.
On March
20, 2006
, Borland announced its acquisition
of Gauntlet Systems
, a provider
of technology that screens software under development for quality
and security
.
On July 10
, 2006
, a concrete ceiling panel weighing 3 tons ( 2722 kg )
and measuring
20 by 40 ft ( 6
. 1 by 12
. 2 m ) fell on a car traveling on
the two-lane ramp connecting northbound I-93 to eastbound I-90 in
South Boston
, killing Milena Del Valle
, who was a passenger
, and injuring her husband
, Angel Del Valle
, who was driving
.
On July
1, 2005
, Selig suspended
Texas Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers for
20 games
and fined him $ 50
, 000
.
On 20 September 2011
, Rabbani was assassinated
by a suicide bomber entering his home in Kabul
.
On June 26
, 2009
, Jeff Immelt
, the CEO
of General Electric
, called for
the U
. S
. to increase its manufacturing base employment to
20 %
of the workforce
, commenting that
the U
. S
. has outsourced too much in some areas
and can no longer rely on
the financial sector
and consumer spending to drive demand
.
On October
20, 1991
, gusty
, hot winds fanned a conflagration along
the Berkeley – Oakland border
, killing 25 people
and injuring 150
, as well as destroying 2
, 449 single-family dwellings
and 437 apartment
and condominium units
.
On the February 20, 2011
, episode
of Top Gear
, James May had Bovril in
an urn inside a Claas Dominator combine harvester in Norway
, which was converted into a snow plough
.
On November
20, 1955
, he appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show
, a popular television variety show
, where he infuriated
the host
.
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