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December 12
1787 - Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1870 - Joseph Rainey of South Carolina took his seat as the first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.
1913 - The "Mona Lisa" was recovered in Florence, Italy after having been stolen two years earlier from the Louvre.
1917 - During World War I, a train carrying some 1,000 French troops from the Italian front derailed while ascending a steep hill in Modane; at least half of the soldiers were killed in France's greatest rail disaster.
1917 - Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside of Omaha, Nebraska.
1963 - Kenya gained its independence from Britain.
1985 - An Arrow Air charter crashed after takeoff from Gander, Newfoundland, killing 248 American soldiers and eight crew members.
1995 - By three votes, the U.S. Senate killed a proposed Constitutional amendment giving Congress the authority to outlaw flag burning and other forms of desecration against Old Glory.
1998 - The House Judiciary Committee approved a fourth and final article of impeachment against President Bill Clinton.
2000 - The U.S. Supreme Court stopped the presidential election recount in Florida, effectively handing the race to George W. Bush.
2001 - Yasir Arafat closed the offices of Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
2012 - North Koreans danced in the streets of their capital, Pyongyang, after the regime of Kim Jong Un succeeded in firing a long-range rocket in defiance of international warnings.
2015 - Nearly 200 nations meeting in Paris adopted the first global pact to fight climate change, calling on the world to collectively cut and then eliminate greenhouse gas pollution, but imposing no sanctions on countries that didn't do so.
2017 - Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama’s special Senate election over Republican Roy Moore, who had denied accusations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls that allegedly took place when he was in his 30s; it was the first Democratic Senate victory in Alabama in a quarter-century, and came despite an endorsement of Moore by President Donald Trump.
2019 - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson led his Conservative Party to a landslide victory in a general election that was dominated by Brexit.
2020 - Thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump gathered in Washington for rallies to back his desperate efforts to subvert the election that he lost to Joe Biden; sporadic fights broke out between pro-Trump and anti-Trump demonstrators after sundown, and four people were taken to the hospital with stab wounds.
Birthdays
22 - Devyn Nekoda (actress)
26 - Lucas Hedges (actor)
35 - Kate Todd (actress)
45 - Bridget Hall (model)
47 - Mayim Bialik (actress/game show host)
50 - Hank Williams III (singer)
52 - Regina Hall (actress)
52 - Madchen Amick (actress)
52 - Jennifer Connelly (actress)
53 - Maggie Rodriguez (news anchor)
60 - Tracy Austin (tennis player)
64 - Sheree J. Wilson (singer)
70 - Cathy Rigby (actress/gymnast)
73 - Bill Nighy (actor)
82 - Dionne Warwick (singer)
85 - Connie Francis (singer)
90 - Bob Pettit (basketball player)
99 - Bob Barker (game show host)
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Today in Sports History - December 12
1936 - The Philadelphia Eagles selected Sam Francis of Nebraska with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
1937 - The Washington Redskins defeated the Chicago Bears 28-21 in the NFL Championship Game.
1950 - Ohio State running back Vic Janowicz wins the Heisman Trophy.
1965 - Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers ties the NFL record with six touchdowns in a 61-20 win over the San Francisco 49ers.
1966 - The U.S. Supreme Court intervenes and votes 4-3 to allow the Braves baseball franchise to move from Milwaukee to Atlanta.
1968 - Arthur Ashe became the first black man to be ranked #1 in tennis.
1976 - Joe Namath played his last game with the New York Jets.
1981 - Wayne Gretzky became the quickest to reach 50 goals in a season. It was in the 39th game.
1987 - The Oklahoma men's basketball team sets an NCAA record with 33 steals in a game against Centenary.
1991 - The New Jersey Nets set an NBA record with 22 blocked shots against the Denver Nuggets.
1992 - Miami quarterback Gino Torretta wins the Heisman Trophy.
2000 - The Texas Rangers signed Alex Rodriguez to a record breaking 10-year, $252 million contract. The contract amount broke all Major League Baseball records and all professional sports records.
2010 - The inflatable roof of the Minneapolis Metrodome collapsed following a snowstorm that had dumped 17 inches on the city. (The NFL was forced to shift an already rescheduled game between the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants to Detroit’s Ford Field.)
2011 - Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III wins the Heisman Trophy.
1787 - Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1870 - Joseph Rainey of South Carolina took his seat as the first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.
1913 - The "Mona Lisa" was recovered in Florence, Italy after having been stolen two years earlier from the Louvre.
1917 - During World War I, a train carrying some 1,000 French troops from the Italian front derailed while ascending a steep hill in Modane; at least half of the soldiers were killed in France's greatest rail disaster.
1917 - Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside of Omaha, Nebraska.
1963 - Kenya gained its independence from Britain.
1985 - An Arrow Air charter crashed after takeoff from Gander, Newfoundland, killing 248 American soldiers and eight crew members.
1995 - By three votes, the U.S. Senate killed a proposed Constitutional amendment giving Congress the authority to outlaw flag burning and other forms of desecration against Old Glory.
1998 - The House Judiciary Committee approved a fourth and final article of impeachment against President Bill Clinton.
2000 - The U.S. Supreme Court stopped the presidential election recount in Florida, effectively handing the race to George W. Bush.
2001 - Yasir Arafat closed the offices of Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
2012 - North Koreans danced in the streets of their capital, Pyongyang, after the regime of Kim Jong Un succeeded in firing a long-range rocket in defiance of international warnings.
2015 - Nearly 200 nations meeting in Paris adopted the first global pact to fight climate change, calling on the world to collectively cut and then eliminate greenhouse gas pollution, but imposing no sanctions on countries that didn't do so.
2017 - Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama’s special Senate election over Republican Roy Moore, who had denied accusations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls that allegedly took place when he was in his 30s; it was the first Democratic Senate victory in Alabama in a quarter-century, and came despite an endorsement of Moore by President Donald Trump.
2019 - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson led his Conservative Party to a landslide victory in a general election that was dominated by Brexit.
2020 - Thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump gathered in Washington for rallies to back his desperate efforts to subvert the election that he lost to Joe Biden; sporadic fights broke out between pro-Trump and anti-Trump demonstrators after sundown, and four people were taken to the hospital with stab wounds.
Birthdays
22 - Devyn Nekoda (actress)
26 - Lucas Hedges (actor)
35 - Kate Todd (actress)
45 - Bridget Hall (model)
47 - Mayim Bialik (actress/game show host)
50 - Hank Williams III (singer)
52 - Regina Hall (actress)
52 - Madchen Amick (actress)
52 - Jennifer Connelly (actress)
53 - Maggie Rodriguez (news anchor)
60 - Tracy Austin (tennis player)
64 - Sheree J. Wilson (singer)
70 - Cathy Rigby (actress/gymnast)
73 - Bill Nighy (actor)
82 - Dionne Warwick (singer)
85 - Connie Francis (singer)
90 - Bob Pettit (basketball player)
99 - Bob Barker (game show host)
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Today in Sports History - December 12
1936 - The Philadelphia Eagles selected Sam Francis of Nebraska with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
1937 - The Washington Redskins defeated the Chicago Bears 28-21 in the NFL Championship Game.
1950 - Ohio State running back Vic Janowicz wins the Heisman Trophy.
1965 - Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers ties the NFL record with six touchdowns in a 61-20 win over the San Francisco 49ers.
1966 - The U.S. Supreme Court intervenes and votes 4-3 to allow the Braves baseball franchise to move from Milwaukee to Atlanta.
1968 - Arthur Ashe became the first black man to be ranked #1 in tennis.
1976 - Joe Namath played his last game with the New York Jets.
1981 - Wayne Gretzky became the quickest to reach 50 goals in a season. It was in the 39th game.
1987 - The Oklahoma men's basketball team sets an NCAA record with 33 steals in a game against Centenary.
1991 - The New Jersey Nets set an NBA record with 22 blocked shots against the Denver Nuggets.
1992 - Miami quarterback Gino Torretta wins the Heisman Trophy.
2000 - The Texas Rangers signed Alex Rodriguez to a record breaking 10-year, $252 million contract. The contract amount broke all Major League Baseball records and all professional sports records.
2010 - The inflatable roof of the Minneapolis Metrodome collapsed following a snowstorm that had dumped 17 inches on the city. (The NFL was forced to shift an already rescheduled game between the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants to Detroit’s Ford Field.)
2011 - Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III wins the Heisman Trophy.
