On December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union. By February, 1861, five more states had seceded and The Confederate States of America was created with Jefferson Davis as its president. By June, 1861, eleven southern states had seceded.
The cathode-ray tube was patented on December 20, 1938.
Today is Mudd Day. This is the anniversary of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd. Mudd was sentenced to life in prison for providing medical aid to a disguised but fleeing John Wilkes Booth after his assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Dr. Mudd was imprisoned for four years but then pardoned by President Andrew Johnson.
On December 20, 1812, Sacagawea, a young Shoshone Indian woman who traveled with the Lewis and Clark expedition as an interpreter and is credited for playing an important role in the success of that mission, died.
Much more recently, on December 20, 1989, U.S. forces invaded Panama in operation “Just Cause” to capture Manuel Noriega and bring him to justice for narcotics trafficking.
On December 20, 1998, President Clinton became only the second U.S. President to undergo impeachment proceedings.
Harvey Firestone, founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, was born on this date in 1868.
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Forty-five years ago today (December 12, 1965), the TV game show "The Dating Game" premiered.The classic Christmas movie "The Wonderful Life" premiered on this day in 1946.
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