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Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1970: Jennifer Connelly - A Beautiful Mind
- 1970: Madchen Amick - Twin Peaks
- 1923: Bob Barker - The Price is Right
- 1915: Frank Sinatra - Singer
Famous Deaths
- 2007: Ike Turner - Musician
Music Chart Toppers
Top Box Office Movies
- 2007: The Golden Compass - Kidman, Daniel Craig
- 2006: Apocalypto - Rudy Youngblood
- 2005: Chronicles of Narnia - Tilda Swinton
- 2004: Ocean's Twelve - George Clooney, Brad Pitt
- 2003: Somethings Gotta Give - Jack Nicholson
- 1998: Star Trek: Insurrection - Patrick Stewart The Numbers: Historical Box Office Charts
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The 2000s
- 2003: Keiko, the Orca Whale from the film Free Willy dies off the Norway coast
- 2000: 2000 Election: The U.S. Supreme Court halts the Florida recount, effectively making Republican George W. Bush the winner.
The 1990s
- 1998: The House Judiciary Committee approved a fourth article of impeachment against Bill Clinton.
The 1950s
The 1910s
The 1800s
- 1870: Joseph Rainey sits as the first African American member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
December 12 Historical Articles
- The New York Times: Kenya Gaines Independence (1963)
December 12 Moment of Zen
- The Daily Show: Justice Broward (2000)
- The Daily Show: John Ashcroft Reads Suspects Names (2001)
- The Daily Show: American Soldier Questions Rumsfeld (2006)
- 2003: Keiko, the Orca Whale from the film Free Willy dies off the Norway coast