1940 Richard Pryor actor was born this day

1941 US Civil Air Patrol (CAP) organizes

1945 Bette Midler actress was born this day

1947 Marine Helicopter Experimental Squadron, HMX-1, was established at MCAS Quantico,its mission was to develop techniques and tactics for the various uses of helicopters in amphibious operations.

1951 Golden Gate Bridge closes due to high winds

1955 Rosa Parks (black) arrested for refusing to move to back of the bus

1955 The first remote-control railroad passenger car went into service on this day

1958 Central African Rep made autonomous member of Fr Comm (Nat'l Day)

1958 Our Lady of Angels School burns, killing 92 students and 3 nuns (Chic)

1959 12 nations sign a treaty for scientific peaceful use of Antarctica

1959 The First color photograph of Earth from outer space

1960 Carol Alt supermodel was born this day

1962 Grey Cup halted by fog, resumed next day (Winnipeg 28, Hamilton 27)

1963 Nagaland becomes a state of the Indian union

1963 Wendell Scott took first place in the Grand National race in Jacksonville, Florida, becoming the first black driver ever to win a NASCAR event.

1965 Airlift of refugees from Cuba to US began

1967 Queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope

1967 Wilt Chamberlain set NBA record of 22 free throws misses

1968 Pirate Radio Modern (259) (England) begins transmitting

1969 US government holds its first draft lottery since WW II

1970 Independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

1971 John and Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US

1973 Australia grants self-government to Papua New Guinea

1974 Los Angeles Skid Row slasher kills first of 8

1978 President Carter more than doubles national park system size

1980 US Justice Department sues Yonkers citing racial discrimination

1981 180 dies as Yugoslav DC-9 jetliner slams into a mountain

1982 Miguel de la Madrid inaugurated as President of Mexico

1983 Rita Lavelle, former head of EPA, convicted of perjury

1986 Paul McCartney releases "Only Love Remains"

1987 Digging begins to link England and France under the English Channel

1988 596 dead after cyclone hits Bangladesh, half a million homeless

1988 Benazir Bhutto named first female PM of a Moslem country (Pakistan)

1988 NBC bids record $401M to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics

1989 "Day Without Art"-Artists demonstrate against AIDS

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