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December the 9th
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1990 |
Lech Walesa became the first elected president of Poland. |
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1986 |
The First Intifada began in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. |
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1961 |
Tanganyika became independent from Britain. It was an East African republic which in 1964 united with the island of Zanzibar to form the nation of Tanzania. |
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1953 |
In the wake of strong anti-Communism in the United States, the General Electric company, announced that all communist employees would be discharged from the company. |
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1953 |
American actor, John Malkovich, was born in Illinois. |
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1952 |
American actor, Michael Dorn, was born in Texas. He is best known for his role as the Klingon Worf in several of the Star Trek television series and movies. |
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1945 |
American general, George S. Patton, was heavily injured in an automobile crash in occupied Germany. He died twelve days later as a result of his injuries. |
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1941 |
Russian writer, Dmitry Merezhkovsky, died at the age of 76. He was one of the most prominent figures of the eminent ideologues of Russian Symbolism movement. |
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1916 |
American actor, Kirk Douglas, was born in New York. |
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1905 |
In France, a law was passed which separated church and state. |
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