Today in History
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2007 Queen Elizabeth becomes the longest-living British monarch
The previous longest living monarch - Queen Victoria - died on Jan 22, 1901, when she was 81 years,
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1999 Portuguese transfer sovereignty of Macau to China
Portugal ruled over the special administrative region of China from the mid-16th century to 1999. Ma
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1989 United States' invasion of Panama begins
Also known as Operation Just Cause, the invasion took place under the leadership of President George
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1973 Spanish Prime Minister Carrero Blanco assassinated
A confidant of dictator Francisco Franco, Blanco was assassinated by the Basque nationalist and sepa
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1803 Louisiana Purchase completed
The United States was officially handed over the territory of Louisiana by the French. The French h
Births On This Day,
December, 20
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1976 Aubrey Huff
American baseball player
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1966 Matt Neal
English race car driver
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1946 Uri Geller
Israeli psychic
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1905 Bill O'Reilly
Australian cricketer
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1868 Harvey Samuel Firestone
American businessman, founded the Firestone Tire, Rubber Company
Deaths On This Day,
December, 20
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1996 Carl Sagan
American astronomer, author
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1976 Richard J. Daley
American politician, 48th Mayor of Chicago
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1968 John Steinbeck
American author, Nobel Prize laureate
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1812 Sacagawea
American member of the Lewis, Clark Expedition
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1722 Kangxi Emperor
of China
