From the ArcaMax Publishing, History & Quotes Newsletter:
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In 1907, the first Christmas Seals to raise money to fight
tuberculosis went on sale in the post office in Wilmington, Del.
In 1920, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to U.S. President Woodrow
Wilson.
In 1958, in Indianapolis, retired Boston candy manufacturer Robert H.
W. Welch, Jr., established the John Birch Society, a right-wing
organization dedicated to fighting what it perceived to be the
extensive infiltration of communism into U.S. society.
In 1974, White House aide John Ehrlichman testified at the Watergate
trial that U.S. President Richard Nixon was responsible for the
coverup.
In 1985, OPEC oil ministers abandoned the struggle to control
production and prices, setting the stage for a global oil price war.
In 1987, in the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip, the first riots of the
Palestinian intifada began one day after an Israeli truck crashed into
a station wagon carrying Palestinian workers, killing four and
wounding 10.
In 1990, Lech Walesa won Poland's first direct presidential vote.
In 1992, the U.S. Marines landed in famine-wracked Somalia to ensure
the delivery of food and medicine.
Also in 1992, British Prime Minister John Major announced the formal
separation of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
In 1994, U.S. President Bill Clinton fired U.S. Surgeon General
Joycelyn Elders for reportedly suggesting that masturbation be taught
in the schools.
In 2002, United Airlines, which said it was losing $22 million a day,
filed for bankruptcy.
In 2003, the U.S. Defense Department indicated that only nations that
supported the United States in the war in Iraq would be allowed to bid
on the $18.6 billion in contracts for reconstruction projects there.
In 2004, the U.S. Congress released documentation to back up reports
of glaring armor shortages for military transport trucks ferrying
fuel, food and ammunition in Iraq.
Also in 2004, police said a man rushed a Columbus, Ohio, night club
bandstand and opened fire, killing at least five people, including two
members of the heavy metal band Damageplan.
In 2005, published reports said a key prewar Bush administration claim
about ties between Iraq and al-Qaida came from a prisoner who said he
made it up to avoid harsh treatment.