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Gravdigr · 12-11-2016, 02:11 PM

December 11

Today the U.S. state of Indiana commemorates Indiana Day, celebrating the day Indiana became a state.

Today is also International Mountain Day.

There are 20 days remaining in 2016.

There are 13 days until Christmas.

Events

361 – Julian enters Constantinople as sole Emperor of the Roman Empire.

630 – Muhammad leads an army of 10,000 to conquer Mecca.

1282 – Battle of Orewin Bridge: Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, in mid-Wales.

1688 – Glorious Revolution: James II of England, while trying to flee to France, allegedly throws the Great Seal of the Realm into the River Thames.

1792 – French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention.

1816 – Indiana becomes the 19th U.S. state.

1917 – World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law.

1934 – Bill W., co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, takes his last drink and enters treatment for the last time.

1936 – Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.

1941 – World War II: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on the Empire of Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States, in turn, declares war on them.

1946 – The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established.

1962 – Arthur Lucas, convicted of murder, is the last person to be executed in Canada.

1964 – Che Guevara speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.

1964 - Soul singer Sam Cooke was shot dead at the Hacienda Motel in Los Angeles, California. Bertha Franklin, manager of the motel, told police that she shot and killed Cooke in self-defense because he had attacked her. Police found Cooke's body in Franklin's apartment-office, clad only in a sports jacket and shoes, but no shirt, pants or underwear. The shooting was ultimately ruled a justifiable homicide.

1971 - UK comedian Benny Hill was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the innuendo-laden novelty song, 'Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)', giving Hill his only No.1 and the Christmas No.1 hit of 1971. The song was originally written in 1955 as the introduction to an unfilmed screenplay about Hill's milkman experiences.

1972 – Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and last Apollo mission to land on the Moon.

1973 - KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was nearly electrocuted during a concert in Florida when he touched a short-circuited light. The guitarist was carried from the stage but returned 10 minutes later to finish the show.

1978 – The Lufthansa heist is committed by a group led by Lucchese family associate Jimmy Burke. It was the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil, at that time.

1980 – The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund) is enacted by the U.S. Congress.

1997 – The Kyoto Protocol opens for signature.

2005 – The Buncefield Oil Depot catches fire in Hemel Hempstead, England.

2005 – Cronulla riots: Thousands of White Australians demonstrate against ethnic violence resulting in a riot against anyone thought to be Lebanese in Cronulla, New South Wales; these are followed up by retaliatory ethnic attacks on Cronulla.

2008 – Bernard Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.

Births

1830 – Kamehameha V (king of Hawaii); 1882 – Fiorello H. La Guardia; 1889 – Walter Knott (Knott's Berry Farm); 1912 – Carlo Ponti; 1923 – Lilian Cahn (co-founded Coach, Inc. fashion house); 1926 – Big Mama Thornton♪ ♫; 1931 – Rita Moreno

; 1940 – David Gates♪ ♫(Bread); 1940 – Donna Mills (Knots Landing); 1944 – Lynda Day George (Mission: Impossible); 1944 – Brenda Lee♪ ♫; 1947 – Teri Garr (Young Frankenstein, Tootsie); 1949 – Christina Onassis; 1953 – Bess Armstrong; 1954 – Jermaine Jackson♪ ♫; 1958 – Nikki Sixx

(Mötley Crüe); 1964 – Justin Currie♪ ♫(Del Amitri); 1964 – Dave Schools

(Widespread Panic); 1966 – Gary Dourdan (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation); 1967 – Mo'Nique; 1969 – Max Martini (The Unit); 1970 – Victoria Fuller

(Playboy Playmate); 1973 – Mos Def♪ ♫; 1996 – Hailee Steinfeld ('Mattie Ross' in True Grit (2010))

Deaths

1282 – Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (last native Prince of Wales); 1872 – Kamehameha V (king of Hawaii); 1880 – Oliver Winchester (founded the Winchester Repeating Arms Company); 1964 – Sam Cooke♪ ♫; 1964 – Percy Kilbride (Pa Kettle); 1971 – Maurice McDonald (co-founded McDonald's); 2008 – Bettie Page

12-11-2016, 02:11 PM	#455
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	December 11 Today the U.S. state of Indiana commemorates Indiana Day, celebrating the day Indiana became a state. Today is also International Mountain Day. There are *20 days* remaining in 2016. There are *13 days* until Christmas. Events 361 – Julian enters Constantinople as sole Emperor of the Roman Empire. 630 – Muhammad leads an army of 10,000 to conquer Mecca. 1282 – Battle of Orewin Bridge: Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, in mid-Wales. 1688 – Glorious Revolution: James II of England, while trying to flee to France, allegedly throws the Great Seal of the Realm into the River Thames. 1792 – French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention. 1816 – Indiana becomes the 19th U.S. state. 1917 – World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law. 1934 – Bill W., co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, takes his last drink and enters treatment for the last time. 1936 – Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective. 1941 – World War II: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on the Empire of Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States, in turn, declares war on them. 1946 – The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established. 1962 – Arthur Lucas, convicted of murder, is the last person to be executed in Canada. 1964 – Che Guevara speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. 1964 - Soul singer Sam Cooke was shot dead at the Hacienda Motel in Los Angeles, California. Bertha Franklin, manager of the motel, told police that she shot and killed Cooke in self-defense because he had attacked her. Police found Cooke's body in Franklin's apartment-office, clad only in a sports jacket and shoes, but no shirt, pants or underwear. The shooting was ultimately ruled a justifiable homicide. 1971 - UK comedian Benny Hill was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the innuendo-laden novelty song, 'Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)', giving Hill his only No.1 and the Christmas No.1 hit of 1971. The song was originally written in 1955 as the introduction to an unfilmed screenplay about Hill's milkman experiences. 1972 – Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and last Apollo mission to land on the Moon. 1973 - KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was nearly electrocuted during a concert in Florida when he touched a short-circuited light. The guitarist was carried from the stage but returned 10 minutes later to finish the show. 1978 – The Lufthansa heist is committed by a group led by Lucchese family associate Jimmy Burke. It was the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil, at that time. 1980 – The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund) is enacted by the U.S. Congress. 1997 – The Kyoto Protocol opens for signature. 2005 – The Buncefield Oil Depot catches fire in Hemel Hempstead, England. 2005 – Cronulla riots: Thousands of White Australians demonstrate against ethnic violence resulting in a riot against anyone thought to be Lebanese in Cronulla, New South Wales; these are followed up by retaliatory ethnic attacks on Cronulla. 2008 – Bernard Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme. Births 1830 – Kamehameha V (king of Hawaii); 1882 – Fiorello H. La Guardia; 1889 – Walter Knott (Knott's Berry Farm); 1912 – Carlo Ponti; 1923 – Lilian Cahn (co-founded Coach, Inc. fashion house); 1926 – Big Mama Thornton♪ ♫; 1931 – Rita Moreno; 1940 – David Gates♪ ♫(Bread); 1940 – Donna Mills (Knots Landing); 1944 – Lynda Day George (Mission: Impossible); 1944 – Brenda Lee♪ ♫; 1947 – Teri Garr (Young Frankenstein, Tootsie); 1949 – Christina Onassis; 1953 – Bess Armstrong; 1954 – Jermaine Jackson♪ ♫; 1958 – Nikki Sixx(Mötley Crüe); 1964 – Justin Currie♪ ♫(Del Amitri); 1964 – Dave Schools(Widespread Panic); 1966 – Gary Dourdan (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation); 1967 – Mo'Nique; 1969 – Max Martini (The Unit); 1970 – Victoria Fuller(Playboy Playmate); 1973 – Mos Def♪ ♫; 1996 – Hailee Steinfeld ('Mattie Ross' in True Grit (2010)) Deaths 1282 – Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (last native Prince of Wales); 1872 – Kamehameha V (king of Hawaii); 1880 – Oliver Winchester (founded the Winchester Repeating Arms Company); 1964 – Sam Cooke♪ ♫; 1964 – Percy Kilbride (Pa Kettle); 1971 – Maurice McDonald (co-founded McDonald's); 2008 – Bettie Page __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. 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