On This Day in History
December 16:
1773 – The Boston Tea Party
1775 – Jane Austen is born
1872 – Buffalo Bill Cody makes his first stage appearance
1893 – Antonin Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” receives its world premiere in New York City
1914 – Germans bombard English ports of Hartlepool and Scarborough
1944 – Battle of the Bulge begins
1950 – President Truman declares state of emergency over Korean War
1960 – Two airplanes collide over New York City
1973 – OJ Simpson rushes record 2,000 yards in a season
1989 – A terrorist bomber begins his deadly rampage
1998 – U.S. House of Representatives recommends impeaching Clinton
1998 – President Clinton orders air attack on Iraq
2009 – Blockbuster sci-fi film “Avatar” has its U.S. premiere+
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