Monday, December 09, 2024

History for December 9

History for December 9 - On-This-Day.com 
Redd Foxx 1922
  • 1803 - The 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by the U.S. Congress. With the amendment Electors were directed to vote for a President and for a Vice-President rather than for two choices for President.
  • 1854 - Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem, "The Charge of the Light Brigade," was published in England.
  • 1926 - The United States Golf Association legalized the use of steel-shafted golf clubs.
  • 1958 - In Indianapolis, IN, Robert H.W. Welch Jr. and 11 other men met to form the anti-Communist John Birch Society.
  • 1960 - Sperry Rand Corporation unveiled a new computer known as "Univac 1107."
  • 1975 - U.S. President Gerald R. Ford signed a $2.3 billion seasonal loan authorization to prevent New York City from having to default.
  • 1987 - West Bank Palestinians launched an intifada (uprising) against Israeli occupation.

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