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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 December 20
, 1860
, South Carolina took
the lead by adopting an ordinance
of secession ; by February 1
, 1861
, Florida
, Mississippi
, Alabama
, Georgia
, Louisiana
, and Texas followed
.
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 21
On March
21, 1957
, however
, the Department recommended approval
of the 1-a classification
.
On March
21, 1845
the bark Bashaw weighed anchor at New Orleans
, while
on the levee Henry
and William Palfrey waved farewell to their father's former chattels who must have looked back at
the receding shore
with mingled regret
and jubilation
.
On a quarter-to-quarter comparison
, the first quarter
of 1961 total
of 9,273 cars was
21 per cent behind
the previous year's 3-month total
of 11,744
.
On Feb.
21 the council passed another resolution urging
the taking
of `` all appropriate measures to prevent
the occurrence
of civil war
in the Congo
, including
the use
of force
, if necessary
, in the last resort ''
.
On these bonds
, price rises since February
21 easily outnumber price declines
.
On February 6
, 1862
, Union Navy gunboats quickly reduced
the defenses
of ill-sited Fort Henry
, inflicting
21 casualties
on the small remaining Confederate force
.
On attaining his majority at
the age
of 21 in 1262
, Alexander declared his intention
of resuming
the projects
on the Western Isles which
the death
of his father thirteen years before had cut short
.
On November
21, 1867
, the House Judiciary Committee produced a bill
of impeachment: it had a broad collection
of complaints against him
, but as stated
, these were not thought to be easily provable
under the Constitution
, which required evidence " as treason
, bribery or other high crimes
and misdemeanors
.
On August
21, 2009 it was announced that
the institution had changed its name to Crandall University
in honour
of Rev
.
On June
21, 2004
, Space Ship One became
the first privately funded aircraft to make a spaceflight
, opening
the possibility
of an aviation market capable
of leaving
the Earth's atmosphere
.
On May
21, 1984
, during a press conference at which
the Atari 7800 was introduced
, company executives revealed that
the 5200 had been discontinued after just two years
on the market
.
On September
21, 1996
, barely
three years after
the " Don't Ask
, Don't Tell " imbroglio
, and further straining relations
with the LGBT community
, Clinton signed into law
the Defense
of Marriage Act ( DOMA ), which defines marriage as
the legal union
of one man
and one woman
.
On July
21, 2011 Mike Judge spoke
and fielded questions
on a panel at Comic-Con International
.
On 21 December 2001
, a major reorganisation
of the Ground Forces produced two operational-territorial commands
, formed
from two former corps headquarters
.

Brigitte Bardot
and Sami Frey
in Saint-Tropez
, 1963
. On 21 December 1952
, aged 18
, Bardot was married to director Roger Vadim
.
On 21 May 1880
, Benjamin Raspail proposed a law to have "
the Republic choose
the 14 July as a yearly national holiday ".
On reaching
21 ( including soft
21 ),
the hand is normally required to stand ; busting is an irrevocable loss
and the players ' wagers are immediately forfeited to
the house
.
On December 21, 1999 a short piece
, written by Watterson to mark
the forthcoming end
of the comic strip Peanuts
, was published
in the Los Angeles Times
.
On 21 August
, the Royalists attacked Essex's positions north
of Lostwithiel
, capturing
the ruins
of Restormel Castle
.
On September
21, closer Jim Johnson earned his 46th save
of the season
, setting a new Orioles franchise record for saves by one pitcher
in a single season
.
On 19 April 2007 Lara announced his retirement
from all forms
of international cricket
, indicating that
the West Indies vs England match
on 21 April 2007 would be his last international appearance
.
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