Sunday, 21 December 2014
After tearing a ligament in his throwing arm during what would…
After tearing a ligament in his throwing arm during what would be his final game, Nolan Ryan threw one last pitch that was clocked at 98 mph.
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In 1961 a little girl wrote to President Kennedy concerned about the safety…
In 1961 a little girl wrote to President Kennedy concerned about the safety of Santa Claus amid Soviet nuclear testing at the North Pole. Kennedy wrote back that he had spoken to Santa and that he was fine.
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The Coelacanth, a prehistoric fish more related to reptiles and mammals…
The Coelacanth, a prehistoric fish more related to reptiles and mammals than modern fish, was thought to have gone extinct 65 million years ago until fishermen caught one in 1938
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Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, a native of Brazil…
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, a native of Brazil, renounced his US citizenship to avoid paying $700 million in taxes
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Today in History for 21st December 2014
Historical Events
1894 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes the 5th Prime Minister of Canada
1909 - 1st junior high school established (Berkeley California)
1941 - David Diamond's 1st Symphony premieres
1961 - Gangster Joe Gallo is sentenced to 7 to 14 years in state prison for extortion
1988 - Drexel agrees guilt to security felonies, pays a $650 million fine
1997 - Detroit Lions Barry Sanders is 3rd to run for 2,000 yards in a season
Famous Birthdays
1714 - John Bradstreet, Canadian-born soldier (d. 1774)
1832 - John Henry Ketcham, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906
1886 - Hermann A J Kees, German Egyptologist (Problems of Egyptology)
1913 - Raich Carter, soccer star
1921 - Joan Dickson, cellist
1942 - Carla Thomas, US singer (Let Me Be Good to You)
Famous Deaths
1736 - Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), dies at 45
1755 - Caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47
1933 - Knud J V Rasmussen, Danish Pole explorer (Thule), dies at 54
1948 - Seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged
1987 - Robert Paige, actor (Son of Dracula, Pardon My Sarong), dies
2013 - Eli Beeding, American Air Force Captain and rocket test pilot, dies at 85
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