WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2020

1903-Norwegian parliament vote unanimiously for female suffrage

1905-French Assembly National votes for separation of church & state

1931-Spain becomes a republic

1931-Japanese army attacks Chinese province of Jehol

1939-Russian air raid on Helsinki

1941-First U.S. WWII bombing mission in the Far East, Luzon, Philippines

1941-China declares war on Japan, Germany & Italy

1941-Hitler orders U.S. ships torpedoed

1948-U.N. General Assembly unanimously approves Convention on Genocide

1961-SS Colonel Adolf Eichmann found guilty of war crimes in Israel

1961-Tanganyika gains independence from Britain takes name Tanzania

1967-Nicolae Ceausescu becomes President (dictator) of Romania

1992-Prince Charles & Princess Diana separation announced by British PM, John Major