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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 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
.

*
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 5
On March 29
, 1862
, Johnston officially took command of this combined force
, which continued to use
the Army of
the Mississippi name under which it had been organized by Beauregard
on March
5.
On November
5, 2002
, Armenia transferred control of
5 state enterprises to Russia
in an assets-for-debts transaction which settled $ 100 million of Armenian state debts to Russia
.

* W
. Dooley
, 1993
, Alexander of Aphrodisias:
On Aristotle Metaphysics
5.
On March
5, 1868
, the impeachment trial began
in the Senate and lasted almost three months ; Reps
. George S
. Boutwell
, Ben Butler and Thaddeus Stevens acted as managers ( prosecutors ) for
the House and William M
. Evarts
, Benjamin R
. Curtis and Attorney General Henry Stanberry served as Johnson's counsel ; Chief Justice Chase served as presiding judge
.
On August
5, 2008 Dan Haren signed
a four-year
, $ 44
. 75 million deal with
the Diamondbacks worth
a guaranteed $ 41
. 25 million through 2012 and including
a $ 15
. 5 million club option for 2013 with
a $ 3
. 5 million buyout
.
On Mar
5, 2010
, Hewitt Associates announced that it acquired Senior Educators Ltd
.
On 5 May 1809
, the right of citizenship was granted to Jews
, and they were permitted to engage
in trade and agriculture
.
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 September
5, Nami and Saeed al-Ghamdi purchased tickets for
a September 7 flight to Newark at Mile High Travel
on Commercial Boulevard — paying cash for their tickets
.
On 5 September 1944
, the Soviet Union declared war and invaded
on Bulgaria
.
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 September
5, 1901 Patrick T
. Powers
, president of
the Eastern League announced
the formation of
the second National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
, the NABPL or " NA " for short
.
On February
5, 2002
, George W
. Bush visited
the RODS laboratory and used it as
a model for
a $ 300 million spending proposal to equip
all 50 states with biosurveillance systems
.
On 5 December 1717 Teach stopped
the merchant sloop Margaret off
the coast of Crab Island
, near Anguilla
.
On 5 August
, Leander was despatched to Cadiz with messages for Earl St
. Vincent carried by Captain Edward Berry
.
On launch
the rocket engine's first chamber developing thrust would power
the missile along
a predetermined course to
the target at around Mach 1
. 5.
On the basis of McMahon's assurances
the Arab Revolt began
on 5 June 1916
.
On June
5, 2009
the city of Gainesville
, Florida
, officially renamed and dedicated its downtown plaza
the Bo Diddley Community Plaza
.
On average
, the ectocervix is 3 cm long and 2
. 5 cm wide
.
On October
5, 2011
the CRTC released their findings that included consultations with stakeholders from
the telecommunications industry
, media producers
, and cultural leaders among others
.
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