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Gravdigr · 12-02-2016, 01:23 PM

December 2

The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observed each year on this day.

There are 29 days remaining in 2016.

There are 22 days until Christmas.

Events

1775 – The USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones, bass player with Led Zeppelin.

1823 – Monroe Doctrine: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President James Monroe proclaims American neutrality in future European conflicts, and warns European powers not to interfere in the Americas.

1845 – Manifest destiny: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President James K. Polk proposes that the United States should aggressively expand into the West.

1859 – Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16 raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

1927 – Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.

1930 – Great Depression: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a $150 million (equivalent to $2,128,000,000 in 2015) public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.

1939 – New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens.

1942 – World War II: During the Manhattan Project, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.

1943 – World War II: A Luftwaffe bombing raid on the harbour of Bari, Italy, sinks numerous cargo and transport ships, including the American SS John Harvey, which is carrying a stockpile of World War I-era mustard gas.

1954 – Cold War: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to censure Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute".

1956 – The Granma reaches the shores of Cuba's Oriente Province. Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement disembark to initiate the Cuban Revolution.

1970 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations.

1976 – Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba, replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado.

1982 – At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart.

1993 – Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed in Medellín.

1993 – Space Shuttle program: STS-61: NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

2001 – American energy company Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

2015 – San Bernardino attack: Terrorists kill 14 people and wound 22 at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California.

Births

1754 – William Cooper (founded Cooperstown, New York); 1863 – Charles Edward Ringling (co-founded the Ringling Brothers Circus); 1923 – Maria Callas♪ ♫; 1924 – Jonathan Frid ('Barnabas' on Dark Shadows); 1924 – Alexander Haig ("I am in control here."); 1931 – Edwin Meese; 1939 – Harry Reid; 1945 – Penelope Spheeris (The Decline of Western Civilization, The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years); 1946 – Gianni Versace; 1954 – Dan Butler ('Bulldog' on Frasier); 1956 – Steven Bauer (Scarface, Breaking Bad); 1960 – Rick Savage

(Def Leppard); 1968 – Lucy Liu (Elementary, Ally MacBeal); 1978 – Nelly Furtado♪ ♫; 1981 – Britney Spears♪ ♫

; 1983 – Aaron Rodgers

Deaths

1547 – Hernán Cortés; 1814 – Marquis de Sade

; 1859 – John Brown; 1936 – John Ringling (co-founded Ringling Brothers Circus); 1957 – Harrison Ford; 1982 – Marty Feldman

; 1986 – Desi Arnaz♪ ♫; 1990 – Aaron Copland♪ ♫; 1995 – Roxie Roker (upstairs neighbor 'Helen' on The Jeffersons, Lenny Kravitz's mother); 2000 – Gail Fisher (secretary 'Peggy Fair' on Mannix); 2008 – Odetta♪ ♫<---

12-02-2016, 01:23 PM	#442
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	December 2 The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observed each year on this day. There are *29 days* remaining in 2016. There are *22 days* until Christmas. Events 1775 – The USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones, bass player with Led Zeppelin. 1823 – Monroe Doctrine: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President James Monroe proclaims American neutrality in future European conflicts, and warns European powers not to interfere in the Americas. 1845 – Manifest destiny: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President James K. Polk proposes that the United States should aggressively expand into the West. 1859 – Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16 raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. 1927 – Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile. 1930 – Great Depression: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a $150 million (equivalent to $2,128,000,000 in 2015) public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy. 1939 – New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens. 1942 – World War II: During the Manhattan Project, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. 1943 – World War II: A Luftwaffe bombing raid on the harbour of Bari, Italy, sinks numerous cargo and transport ships, including the American SS John Harvey, which is carrying a stockpile of World War I-era mustard gas. 1954 – Cold War: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to censure Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute". 1956 – The Granma reaches the shores of Cuba's Oriente Province. Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement disembark to initiate the Cuban Revolution. 1970 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations. 1976 – Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba, replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado. 1982 – At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart. 1993 – Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed in Medellín. 1993 – Space Shuttle program: STS-61: NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. 2001 – American energy company Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. 2015 – San Bernardino attack: Terrorists kill 14 people and wound 22 at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California. Births 1754 – William Cooper (founded Cooperstown, New York); 1863 – Charles Edward Ringling (co-founded the Ringling Brothers Circus); 1923 – Maria Callas♪ ♫; 1924 – Jonathan Frid ('Barnabas' on Dark Shadows); 1924 – Alexander Haig ("I am in control here."); 1931 – Edwin Meese; 1939 – Harry Reid; 1945 – Penelope Spheeris (The Decline of Western Civilization, The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years); 1946 – Gianni Versace; 1954 – Dan Butler ('Bulldog' on Frasier); 1956 – Steven Bauer (Scarface, Breaking Bad); 1960 – Rick Savage(Def Leppard); 1968 – Lucy Liu (Elementary, Ally MacBeal); 1978 – Nelly Furtado♪ ♫; 1981 – Britney Spears♪ ♫; 1983 – Aaron Rodgers Deaths 1547 – Hernán Cortés; 1814 – Marquis de Sade; 1859 – John Brown; 1936 – John Ringling (co-founded Ringling Brothers Circus); 1957 – Harrison Ford; 1982 – Marty Feldman; 1986 – Desi Arnaz♪ ♫; 1990 – Aaron Copland♪ ♫; 1995 – Roxie Roker (upstairs neighbor 'Helen' on The Jeffersons, Lenny Kravitz's mother); 2000 – Gail Fisher (secretary 'Peggy Fair' on Mannix); 2008 – Odetta♪ ♫<--- __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.