12-12-2004, 06:12 AM
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December 12th
1531 ~ Apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico City.
1901 ~ First radio transmission across the Atlantic Ocean by Guglielmo Marconi.
1913 ~ Mona Lisa recovered in Florence, two years after it was stolen.
1915 ~ Birthday of Frank Sinatra, Singer & Actor.
1927 ~ Birthday of Robert Noyce, one of the men credited with the invention of the integrated circuit.
1939 ~ Finland defeated the Soviet Union in the Battle of Tolvajärvi, their first major victory in the Winter War.
1963 ~ Kenya gained its independence from the United Kingdom.
1971 ~ Death of David Sarnoff, radio and television pioneer.
1999 ~ Death of Joseph Heller, Author.
2003 ~ Death of Keiko, the killer whale in the “Free Willy” movies.
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