December 12 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for December 12
In the headlines today:

2012	The world celebrates an historic calendar date as the digits of the day, month, and two-digit year match up: 12/12/12.
2006	Actor Peter Boyle dies of multiple myeloma and heart disease at age 71.
2006		The Mary J. Blige album, Reflections - A Retrospective, is released on CD. (photo credit: Geffen Records)
2006	Fantasia, the second album by American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino, is released.
2006		The comedy motion picture Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, starring Will Ferrell, is released on video. (photo credit: Sony Pictures)
2003	Keiko, the killer whale made famous in the movie Free Willy, dies of pneumonia at age 27, off the coast of Norway.
1999	Author Joseph Heller (Catch-22) dies in East Hampton, New York, at age 76.
1995	The US Senate fails to pass a constitutional amendment to give Congress the authority to outlaw flag burning.
1992	Blues guitarist Albert King dies of a heart attack at age 71.
1985	A chartered jet carrying American soldiers crashes in Newfoundland, killing 253 passengers and.
1985	Actress Anne Baxter dies of a brain aneurism in New York City at age 62.
1979	Because of the Iran hostage crisis, US president Jimmy Carter orders most Iranian diplomats in the US to leave.
1968	Legendary Hollywood actress Tallulah Bankhead dies of pneumonia in New York City at age 65.
1965	Columbia issues the album Turn! Turn! Turn! by The Byrds.
1963	Kenya becomes independent from Great Britain.
1958	Guinea is admitted to the United Nations.
1947	The United Mine Workers union withdraws from the American Federation of Labor.
1925	The first motel opens in San Luis Obispo, California.
1913	The famous Da Vinci painting, The Mona Lisa, missing for two years since being stolen from the Louvre in Paris, is recovered in Florence, Italy.
1900	The United States Steel Corporation is founded.
1897	Rudolph Dirks' comic strip, The Katzenjammer Kids, is published in a newspaper for the first time.
1787	Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the US Constitution.