Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1961: Bill Hicks - Comedian
- 1941: Lesley Stahl - 60 Minutes
- 1917: Arthur C. Clarke - Novelist
Famous Deaths
- 2007: Dan Fogelberg - Singer
Music Chart Toppers
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
More Days
The 2000s
- 2000: George W. Bush names Colin Powell as his Secretary of State.
December 16 1998
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1998: In response to Saddam Hussein denying the United Nations weapons inspections, Bill Clinton orders airstrikes against Iraq.
December 16 1973
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1973: O.J. Simpson becomes the first NFLer to run for more than 2,000 yards for the Buffalo Bills.
The 1960s
- 1969: The British parliament vote to abolish Capital Punishment.
The 1950s
- 1950: President Harry Truman proclaimed a national state of emergency in order to fight "Communist imperialism."
The 1940s
- 1944: World War II: Germany's last major offensive, The Battle of the Bulge begins
December 16 1913
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1913: Charlie Chaplin begins working at the Keystone studios, he would later release his first film Making a Living.
The 1700s
- 1772: The Boston Tea Party happens as colonists dump tea in the Boston harbor to as a protest against taxes.
AP Today in History
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)
what year did she marry
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Does anyone know if anyone from The Rat Pack is still alive?(1 Answer)
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All four members of "The Rat Pack" (Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean Martin) are no longer living. Peter Lawford: September 7, 1923 - December 24 ...
