12-26-2013, 08:26 PM
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December 27th
1571 ~ Birthday of Johannes Kepler, astronomer.
1822 ~ Birthday of Louis Pasteur, Scientist.
1831 ~ Charles Darwin embarked on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle.
1871 ~ The world's first cat show was held at the Crystal Palace in London.
1932 ~ Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City.
1945 ~ The World Bank was created with an agreement signed by 28 nations.
1945 ~ Queen Juliana of the Netherlands granted Indonesia sovereignty.
1979 ~ The Soviet Union invaded the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
1985 ~ Naturalist Dian Fossey was found murdered in Rwanda.
2001 ~ The U.S. announced plans to hold Taliban and al-Qaeda prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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