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Other Notable Events, December 9
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.
Copyright 2006 by United Press International
This news arrived on: 12/09/2006
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