What Happened on Dec 22
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Damghan Earthquake
The Damghan Earthquake was an earthquake of magnitude 8.0, that struck a 200-mile (320 km) stretch of Iran on 22 December, 856 A.D. The... Read more
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Loss of HMS Minotaur
MINOTAUR was wrecked on the Haak Sand near the Texel on 22 December 1810. The 2nd lieutenant and eight midshipmen with 100 men were saved and... Read more
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Rachel Donelson Dies
The campaign was very much a personal one. Although neither candidate personally campaigned, their political followers organized many campaign... Read more
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Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy Is Born
Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy, known as Connie Mack, the "Tall Tactician" of major league baseball, was born on December 22, 1862 in East... Read more
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Lady Bird Johnson is Born
Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson (December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007) was First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 during the... Read more
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Heaviest Bombing of the Manchester Blitz, known as the 'Christmas Blitz'
The Manchester Blitz (also known as 'the Christmas Blitz') was the heavy bombing of the city of Manchester and its surrounding areas in England... Read more
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"Doctor Zhivago" Is Released
Doctor Zhivago (Russian: Доктор Живаго) is a 1965 epic or drama-romance-war film directed by David Lean and loosely based on the famous novel of... Read more
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"Dirty Harry" Is Released
Dirty Harry is a 1971 crime thriller film produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the Dirty Harry series. Clint Eastwood plays the title... Read more
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Westwego Grain Elevator Explosion
Weary rescue crews working without rest today recovered another dozen bodies from the steel and concrete rubble of a Mississippi River grain... Read more
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D. Boon Dies
D. Boon (born Dennes Dale Boon, April 1, 1958 – December 22, 1985) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Active between 1978, when he... Read more
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MST3K Ep. 210 - "King Dinosaur"
(Short: X Marks the Spot) Two carefully chosen scientist couples investigate a mysterious new planet and are menaced by dinosaurs, created by the... Read more
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FDA Approves Eisai's Fragmin
Fragmin (dalteparin) is an anticoagulant (blood thinner) that prevents the formation of blood clots. Fragmin is used together with aspirin to... Read more
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FDA Approves Novo Nordisk's Prandin
Prandin (repaglinide) is an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels. This medication lowers blood sugar by causing the... Read more
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Is Released in the US
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (traditional Chinese: 臥虎藏龍; simplified Chinese: 卧虎藏龙; pinyin: Wòhǔ Cánglóng) is a Chinese-language film in the wuxia... Read more
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FDA Approves Novartis's Starlix
Starlix combats high blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes (the kind that does not require insulin shots). Insulin speeds the transfer... Read more
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Brett Favre, Packers beat Raiders 41-7 on Monday Night Football
Dec. 22, 2003, at Oakland. Playing on Monday Night Football the day after his father, Irvin, died, Favre is 22-of-30 for 399 yards and four... Read more
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FDA Approves Ortho McNeil Janssen's Razadyne ER
Treating mild to moderate dementia (eg, impairment of memory or judgement, abstract thinking, changes in personality) in patients with Alzheimer... Read more
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Night at the Museum released
Night at the Museum is a 2006 American adventure comedy film based on the 1993 children's book with the same name by Milan Trenc. It follows a... Read more
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"Reign of Fire" Rifftrax is Released
A post-apocalyptic thriller that substitutes dirt and grime for any inkling of logic and probability, Reign of Fire features shirtless... Read more
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"Our Song" Becomes Taylor Swift's First Number One Single
On November 7, 2007, Swift won the 2007 CMA Horizon Award and also performed "Our Song," the third single from her album, which would go on to... Read more
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Atlanta Hawks defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 112-87
Kurt Rambis had a pained expression on his face as he dissected the Timberwolves' 112-87 bellyflop loss to the Hawks on Tuesday night at Target... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Indiana Pacers, 103-94
Did the TD Garden gathering last night fully appreciate the magnitude of what they witnessed as the Celtics took on the Indiana Pacers? I... Read more
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Illinois' 529 Plan and Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias Settle Dispute with Oppenheimer
Now comes a piece in the Chicago Daily Observer by veteran political operative Don Rose that discloses some disturbing information for his handling... Read more
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Rod Blagojevich named #5 on MSNBC's Top 10 Political Downfalls of the Decade
From NBC's Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro Following our Top 10 list of the decade's best statewide races, today we look at the... Read more
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Roland Burris recites reworked "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" on Senate floor
Sen. Roland Burris has had quite a 2009 – going from one time Illinois Attorney General to Rod Blagojevich-appointed U.S. Senator. How do you... Read more