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The Wonderful World of December 11

By jcwhalen1
  • Mona Lisa Recovered/Returned to Louvre

    Mona Lisa Recovered/Returned to Louvre

  • Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Russian Novelist/Historian Born

  • First Class Postage Changes from $0.10 to $0.13

    First Class Postage Changes from $0.10 to $0.13

  • Edward VIII Becomes First English Monarch to Abdicate Throne

    Edward VIII Becomes First English Monarch to Abdicate Throne

  • John Kerry, politician, is born

    John Kerry, politician, is born

    1) John Kerry is the current and 68th Secretary of State.
    2) He received his Bachelors degree from Yale University and his law degree from Boston College.
    3) Kerry served as a Lieutenant in the US Navy from 1966-1970.
    4) He attended a Swiss Boarding school at age 11 as he lived in Berlin, Germany.
    5) John Kerry became the Democratic presidential candidate in 2004.
    6) Kerry received three Purple Hearts, Silver Star, and the Bronze Star from Vietnam.
    7) Had prostate cancer removed in 2003.
  • UNICEF Founded

    UNICEF Founded

  • Kiss Guitarist Ace Frehley electrocutes himself on stage only to return ten minutes later to finish the concert.

  • El Salvador government kills 900 civilians as part of an anti-guerilla campaign.

  • Un-Break My Heart by Toni Braxton becomes #1 Song

  • Kyoto Protocol Signed