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- 1961: Bill Hicks - Comedian
- 1941: Lesley Stahl - 60 Minutes
- 1917: Arthur C. Clarke - Novelist
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Famous Deaths
- 2007: Dan Fogelberg - Singer
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Top Box Office Movies
- 2007: I Am Legend - Will Smith
- 2006: The Pursuit of Happyness - Will Smith
- 2005: King Kong - Jack Black, Naomi Watts
- 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
- 2000: George W. Bush names Colin Powell as his Secretary of State.
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December 16 1998
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The 1960s
- 1969: The British parliament vote to abolish Capital Punishment.
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The 1950s
- 1950: President Harry Truman proclaimed a national state of emergency in order to fight "Communist imperialism."
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The 1940s
- 1944: World War II: Germany's last major offensive, The Battle of the Bulge begins
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December 16 1913
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The 1700s
- 1772: The Boston Tea Party happens as colonists dump tea in the Boston harbor to as a protest against taxes.
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December 16 Moment of Zen
- The Daily Show: William Donohue claims Hollywood likes anal sex (2004)
- The Daily Show: Talking Beer opener (2002)
- The Daily Show: Hey Jude (1999)
- The Daily Show: Contessa Brewer climbs into Saddam Hussein's spider hole (2003)