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Middle East History
Middle East History
1988 - PLO chairman Yasser Arafat addressed the U.N. General Assembly in Geneva, were it had reconvened after the United States had refused to grant Arafat a visa to visit New York.
2001 - Israel severed all contact with Yasser Arafat. Israel also launched air strikes and sent troops into Palestine in response to a bus ambush that killed 10 Israelis.
2002 - U.S. officials said that Iraq's 12,000-page weapons declaration did not account for missing weapons and did not explain attempts to purchase uranium.
2003 - Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces south of Tikrit, Iraq. He was found in a "spider hole." He was taken into custody without a fight. The capture was officially announced the next day.
2004 - In Baghdad, Iraq, an al-Qaeda-linked suicide bomber killed 13 Iraqis near the entrance to the Green Zone.
Today In The World
December 13, 2003 American forces captuer Sadam Hussen outside of Tikrit
December 13, 2001 Terrorists break into parliament building in New Delhi, murder at least 12
December 13, 2000 Al Gore concedes presidential election, George W. Bush named president
December 13, 1997 63rd Heisman Trophy Award: Charles Woodson, Michigan (CB)
December 13, 1996 Free agent Roger Clemens signs with Toronto Blue Jays
December 13, 1995 Christopher Reeves released from physical rehab center
December 13, 1995 US Federal Court votes that Cable companies must carry local stations
December 13, 1994 American Eagle commuter plane crashes in NC, killing 15
December 13, 1993 Deadline for Israeli troop withdrawal from Gaza, they don't
December 13, 1993 Dow Jones hits record 3764.43
December 13, 1993 Fire in textile factory in Fuzjou China, 60 killed
December 13, 1993 Space shuttle STS-61 (Endeavour 5), lands
December 13, 1992 "Show Off" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 45 performances
December 13, 1992 Dawn Coe-Jone wins Pizza-La LPGA Match Play Golf Championship
December 13, 1992 FCC fines Infinity Broadcasting $600,000
December 13, 1991 Both Koreas sign an accord calling for reconcilliation
December 13, 1991 NY assembly speaker Mel Miller is convicted of federal mail fraud
December 13, 1991 Ricky Pierce (Seattle) ends NBA free throw streak of 75 games
December 13, 1990 "Peter Pan" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 45 performances
December 13, 1990 Heavy earthquake strikes Sicily, 18 die
December 13, 1990 President De Klerk of South Africa meets with Mandela to talk of end of apartheid
December 13, 1989 Walter Davis (Denver) ends NBA free throw streak of 53 games
December 13, 1988 3 men end 29-hr all-466-station subway ride in New York City
December 13, 1988 Arafat addresses United Nations in Geneva
December 13, 1987 Belgium Christian Democrats (CVP) loses parliamentary election
December 13, 1987 Browns set club record for most points scored in a quarter, 28
December 13, 1987 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R.
December 13, 1985 David Boon's 1st Test century, 123 vs. India at Adelaide
December 13, 1985 Test debut of Merv Hughes, Geoff Marsh and Bruce Reid (v India)
December 13, 1984 Artificial heart recipient William Schroeder suffers 1st stroke
December 13, 1983 9,655 see highest-scoring NBA game: Detroit 186, Denver 184 (3 OT)
December 13, 1983 British Airways incorporates
December 13, 1983 Islander's Butch Goring scorings 4 goals against Oilers
December 13, 1983 KYA-AM in San Francisco, California changes call letters to KOIT
December 13, 1983 Martha Layne Collins inaugurated as Kentucky's 1st female governor
December 13, 1982 71st Australian Mens Tennis: Johan Kriek beats Steve Denton (63 63 62)
December 13, 1982 Earthquake hits Northern Yemen; 2,000 die
December 13, 1981 70th Davis Cup: USA beats Argentina in Cincinnati (3-1)
December 13, 1981 Polish government declares martial law, arrests Solidarity activists
December 13, 1980 "Perfectly Frank" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 16 performances
December 13, 1979 "Oklahoma!" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 301 performances
December 13, 1979 Strikes against price increases in Gdansk Poland
December 13, 1978 Susan B. Anthony dollar, 1st U.S. coin to honor a woman, issued
December 13, 1977 14 University of Evansville basketball players die in plane crash
December 13, 1976 Golden Gate Bridge District starts ferry service to Larkspur
December 13, 1976 Longest non-stop passenger airflight (Sydney to San Francisco 13h14m)
December 13, 1975 1st time Saturday Night Live uses a time delay - Richard Pryor as host
December 13, 1975 Australian Conservatives and Liberals win parliamentary election
December 13, 1975 Jane Blalock wins LPGA 14 Colgate Triple Crown Golf Tournament
December 13, 1975 Roy Fredericks hits 169 vs. Aust at WACA, hundred in 71 balls
December 13, 1975 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R.
December 13, 1974 Jim "Catfish" Hunter wins free agent claim against A's owner Finley
December 13, 1974 Malta becomes a republic
December 13, 1973 MPLA/FNLA accord about combat against Portuguese Libya
December 13, 1973 World Football League grants 1st franchise (Detroit)
December 13, 1971 John Sinclair (sentence: 10 yrs, sold 2 marijuana joints) is freed
December 13, 1970 Greg Chappell scores 108 on Test debut vs. England at the WACA
December 13, 1970 Neil Simon's "Gingerbread Lady," premieres in New York City
December 13, 1969 Arlo Guthrie releases "Alice's Restaurant"
December 13, 1969 Billy Martin fired as Twins' manager
December 13, 1968 Playland at Beach reopens
December 13, 1968 President Da Costa e Silva disbands parliament/grabs power
December 13, 1967 United Soccer Association and National Pro Soccer League merge into NASL
December 13, 1967 Unsuccessful coup against Greek King Constantine II
December 13, 1966 1st U.S. bombing of Hanoi
December 13, 1966 1st battle for Bijlmer flats Amsterdam
December 13, 1966 Test debut of Clive Lloyd, vs. India Bombay, 82 and 78
December 13, 1966 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
December 13, 1965 Algerian president Boumedienne visits Moscow
December 13, 1964 Shirley Englehorn and Sam Snead wins Haig and Haig Mixed Foursome Golf
December 13, 1964 In El Paso, Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson and Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz set off an explosion diverting Rio Grande, to reshape US-Mexico border
December 13, 1963 Capital records signs right of 1st refusal agreement with Beatles
December 13, 1962 Relay 1 communication satellite launched
December 13, 1961 Beatles sign a formal agreement to be managed by Brian Epstein
December 13, 1961 Gideon Hausner in Jerusalem demands death penalty for Adolf Eichmann
December 13, 1961 Jimmy Dean's Big Bad John album is country music 1st million $ seller
December 13, 1960 Italy beats U.S. in Davis cup (1st time in 24 years U.S. not in finals)
December 13, 1960 Laos General Fumi Nosavang occupies Vientiane
December 13, 1959 Archbishop Makarios elected 1st president of Cyprus
December 13, 1956 Dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to Giants for pitcher Dick Littlefield and $35,000 Robinson retires
December 13, 1953 KOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting
December 13, 1951 Future British Prime Minister Margaret Roberts Thatcher marries Denis Thatcher
December 13, 1950 "Let's Make an Opera" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 5 performances
December 13, 1950 James Dean begins his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial
December 13, 1949 AL votes down proposal to revive spitball
December 13, 1949 Knesset votes to transfer Israel's capital to Jerusalem
December 13, 1947 "Caribbean Carnival" closes at International New York City after 11 performances
December 13, 1947 Maine Turnpike opens to traffic
December 13, 1946 Leon Blum elected French premier
December 13, 1944 Japanese kamikaze crashes into U.S. cruiser Nashville, kills 138
December 13, 1944 Norman Krasna's "Dear Ruth," premieres in New York City
December 13, 1943 150 U.S. Marauders bomb Schiphol
December 13, 1942 Seyss-Inquart allows Dutch Nazi Anton Mussert to call himself Leader
December 13, 1942 Washington Redskins defeat Chicago Bears 14-6, to win NFL title
December 13, 1941 German occupiers forbid National Front and Netherland Union
December 13, 1941 Lawine battlers destroy Haaraz, Peru; about 3,000 die
December 13, 1941 U-81 torpedoes British aircraft carrier Ark Royal
December 13, 1939 Battle at La Plata - 3 British cruisers vs German Graf Spee
December 13, 1938 Los Angeles freezes at 28 degrees F
December 13, 1936 Final Boston Redskin NFL game, lose to Packers 21-6, move to Washington D.C.
December 13, 1936 Green Bay Packers win NFL championship
December 13, 1934 Mark Hellinger Theater (Warner Bros) opens at 237 W 51st St. New York City
December 13, 1930 George Sisler's career ends when Boston Braves release him
December 13, 1930 Theodore Steeg forms French government
December 13, 1928 Clip-on tie designed
December 13, 1928 George Gershwin's "An American In Paris" premieres (New York City)
December 13, 1924 KOA-AM in Denver CO begins radio transmissions
December 13, 1922 Charles Ebbets proposes putting numbers on players' sleeves or caps
December 13, 1920 F Pease's interferometer measures 1st stellar diameter (Betelgeuse)
December 13, 1920 League of nations establishes International Court of Justice in The Hague
December 13, 1920 Netherland breaks contact with kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slavia
December 13, 1919 Ross and Smith land in Australia from a flight from London
December 13, 1918 U.S. Army of occupation crosses Rhine, enters Germany
December 13, 1918 Wilson, becomes 1st to make a foreign visit as president (France)
December 13, 1916 Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hours in Tyrol
December 13, 1916 Esme Stuart Lennox Robinsons premieres in Dublin
December 13, 1916 French chief of staff Joffre replaced by Nivelle
December 13, 1913 Mona Lisa stolen in Aug 1911 returned to Louvre
December 13, 1907 George Gunn scores 119 on Test debut vs. Australia SCG
December 13, 1907 German emperor Wilhelm II visits Amsterdam
December 13, 1906 German chancellor Bernhard von Bulow disbands the Parliament
December 13, 1903 Italo Marcioni patents ice cream cone (NJ)
December 13, 1903 Wright Bros make 1st flight at Kittyhawk
December 13, 1901 Test debut of S F Barnes vs. Aust SCG, took 5-65 in 1st innings
December 13, 1900 Battle at Nooitgedacht: generals The la Rey/Smuts beat Britten
December 13, 1895 1st complete execution of Gustav Mahlers 2nd Symphony
December 13, 1889 Belgium rules on women/child labor law
December 13, 1879 1st federal fish hatching steamer lauched (Wilmington Delaware)
December 13, 1864 Battle of Ft. McAllister, GA
December 13, 1861 Battle of Alleghany Summit, WV
December 13, 1843 "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens published, 6,000 copies sold
December 13, 1833 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin arrives in Port Deseado, Patagonie
December 13, 1823 Gioacchino Rossini arrives in London
December 13, 1816 Patent for a dry dock issued to John Adamson, Boston
December 13, 1774 1st incident of Revolution-400 attack Ft. William and Mary, NH
December 13, 1769 Dartmouth College in New Hampshire received its charter
December 13, 1759 1st music store in America opens (Phila)
December 13, 1742 Willem KH Friso tests his mothers potatoes
December 13, 1734 England and Russia sign trade agreement
December 13, 1668 Jean Racines "Britannicus," premieres in Paris
December 13, 1642 New Zealand discovered by Dutch navigator Abel Tasman
December 13, 1621 Emperor Ferdinand II delegates 1st anti-Reformation decree
December 13, 1577 Sir Francis Drake sets sail from England to go around world
December 13, 1572 Spanish army beats Geuzen fleet under Admiral Lumey
December 13, 1570 Sweden/Denmark signs Peace of Stettin
December 13, 1545 Council of Trent (19th ecumenical council) opens
December 13, 1545 Pope Paul III opens council of Trente
December 13, 1294 Pope Coelestinus V ends term
December 13, 863 Boudouin with the Iron Arm weds Charles de Kales' daughter Judith
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