2011-12-13 18:06
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011
Today is Wednesday, December 14, the 348th day of 2011. There are 17 days left in the year.
1825 ― Decembrist uprising in Russia against Tsar Nicholas I begins 1911 ― South Pole first reached, by Norwegian Roald Amundsen 1937 ― Japanese troops conquer/plunder Nanjing 1950 ― U.N. General Assembly establishes High Commissioner for Refugees (Nobel 1954) 1952 ― Uprising of captives in Pongam, South Korea, 82 die 1960 ― Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) forms 1969 ― Jackson Five made their first appearance on ``Ed Sullivan Show" 1977 ― Egypt and Israel representatives gather in Cairo for 1st formal peace conference 1980 ― At 2 p.m. EST there is 10 minutes of silence in memory of John Lennon 1988 ― U.S. agrees to talk to Palestine Liberation Organization (first time in 13 years) |