Today in History
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2010 Last episode of Larry King Live aired
After 25 years of being on TV, the last episode of Larry King Live, one of CNN's most watched TV pro
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1991 Kazakhstan independence
The Central Asian country was the last Soviet republic to declare its independence.
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1971 End of Indo-Pakistani War
The third major conflict between the two countries was fought because of India's support of Banglade
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1773 Boston Tea Party
Considered as one of the key events in the American Revolution, the Tea Party occurred when proteste
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1707 Last eruption of Mount Fuji
The highest volcano in Japan erupted for the last time in what is known as the Hōei Eruption. The er
Births On This Day,
December, 16
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1917 Arthur C. Clarke
English author
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1901 Margaret Mead
American anthropologist
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1866 Wassily Kandinsky
Russian/French painter
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1775 Jane Austen
English author
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1485 Catherine of Aragon
Deaths On This Day,
December, 16
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1988 Sylvester
American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer
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1980 Colonel Sanders
American businessman, founded KFC
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1965 W. Somerset Maugham
French/English author, playwright
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1515 Afonso de Albuquerque
Portuguese Admiral
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705 Wu Zetian
Chinese empress
