On this day ......

[MassRuss]

History sometimes happens, when you're playing a word game.

December 14, 2012 - 26 killed, 18 children & 8 adults in Newtown, CT, USA by assault weapons, AGAIN!
May La Pierre & his NRA burn in hell...........

http://www.nbcnews.com/

 

[unloadonme]

15 December 1962 – Death of Charles Laughton.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Laughton

 

[MassRuss]

December 15, 1944 - Bandleader Glenn Miller's plane disappears over the English Channel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Miller

 

[unloadonme]

16 December 1485 – Birth of Catherine of Aragon, Queen consort of Henry VIII of England.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Aragon

 

[MassRuss]

December 16, 1916 - Grigori Rasputin murdered in St Petersburg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasputin

 

[unloadonme]

17 December 1619 – Birth of Prince Rupert of the Rhine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Rupert_of_the_Rhine

 

[unloadonme]

18 December 1863 – Birth of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand_of_Austria

 

[MassRuss]

December 19, 1915 - Edith Piaf born in Paris

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0922238/

 

[unloadonme]

20 December 1902 – Birth of Prince George, Duke of Kent.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_George,_Duke_of_Kent

 

[MassRuss]

^^^Was he or wasn't he? Only Sir Noel knew for sure

December 20, 1894 - Australian PM Sir Robert Menzies born

 

[MassRuss]

December 21, 1988 - Pan Am 103 exploded by bomb over Lockerbee, Scotland killing 270

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_103

 

[MassRuss]

December 22, 1907 - Actress Dame Peggy Ashcroft born

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Ashcroft

 

[MassRuss]

December 23, 1805 - Joseph Smith, founder of the mormons, born

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Smith

 

[MassRuss]

December 24, 1814 - War of 1812 ends as Great Britain & the US sign the Treaty of Ghent

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_ghent

 

[MassRuss]

December 25, 1066 - William the Conqueror crowned King of England

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_conqueror

 

[MassRuss]

December 26, 1941 - Winston Churchill becomes the 1st British PM to address a joint session of congress. (pity his ghost can't return & kick some tea party asses)

 

[MassRuss]

December 27, 1901 - Marlena Dietrich born in Schoneberg, Berlin, Germany

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlena_Dietrich

 

[dynk]

December 30, 1955 my younger brother was born. I wanted a sister.

 

[MassRuss]

December 30, 1813 - During the War of 1812, the British burn Buffalo, NY

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Buffalo,_New_York

 

[MassRuss]

December 31, 1937 - Actor Sir Anthony Hopkins born in Wales

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_hopkins