THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2008

Today is Thursday, December 11, the 346th day of 2008. There are 20 days left in the year.

1620 _ 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock

1792 _ France's King Louis XVI went on trial, accused of treason

1941 _ Germany and Italy declare war on U.S.

1960 _ Black Sunday _ Riot in Algiers, 114 die

1961 _ Adolf Eichmann is found guilty of war crimes, in Israel

1961 _ Elvis Presley's ``Blue Hawaii" album goes to No. 1 and stays No. 1 for 20 weeks

1961 _ JFK provides U.S. military helicopters and crews to South Vietnam

1967 _ People's front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) established

1979 _ Great Britain grants independence to Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)

1981 _ Muhammad Ali's 61st and last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick