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Religion:
0374 Early Church Father, Ambrose, 34, was consecrated Bishop of Milan, Italy. His influential works on theology and ethics made Ambrose (along with Jerome, Augustine, and Gregory the Great) one of the "four doctors" of the Western (Latin) Church.

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News: 100 years ago
1903 - The 58th Congress' session two began.

Source: http://clerk.house.gov/histHigh/Congressional_History/Session_Dates/40to59.php

News: 50 years ago
1953 - Israel's PM Ben-Gureon retires.

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News: 25 years ago
1978 - The nation of Comoros became part of the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States.

Source: http://www.worldbank.org/icsid/constate/c-states-en.htm

News: 10 years ago
1993 - South African transitional executive council set up.

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News: 5 years ago
1998 - The 57th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor is remembered by the USS Arizona Memorial.

Source: http://www.hawaii.navy.mil/Dec7/120798ceremony.htm

News: 1 year ago
2002- The 61st Commemoration of the attack of Pearl Harbor is held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl).

Source: http://www.hawaii.navy.mil/Dec7/120798ceremony.htm

December 7th happenings in history!

Discovery:
1928 - Noam Chomsky, linguist and founder of transformational grammar was born on this day.

Inventions:
1877 - Thomas A Edison demonstrates the gramophone.

1945 - Microwave oven patented.

News:
1787 - Delaware becomes 1st state to ratify constitution.

1917 - US becomes 13th country to declare war on Austria during World War I.

1941 - Japanese attack Pearl Harbor (a date that will live in infamy).

1968 - Richard Dodd returns a library book his great grandfather borrowed in 1823 to the University of Cincinatti; the $22,646 fine went unpaid.

1981 - Spain becomes a member of the NATO.

Politics:
1808 - James Madison elected US President,George Clinton Vice-President.

1836 - Martin Van Buren elected 8th President.

1885 - 49th Congress (1885-87) convenes.

1891 52nd Congress (1st to appropriate $1 billion) holds 1st session.

1924 German election (Social Democrats win/Nazis & Communists lose).

1988 - Yasser Arafat recognizes existence of Israel.

Religion:
1965 - Pope Paul VI & Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras I simultaneously lift mutual excommunications that led to split of the 2 churches in 1054.

Sports:
1939 - Lou Gehrig, 36, is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame.

1956- Larry Bird, hoop star of the Boston Celtics was born on this day.

1967 - Tino Martinez, the 1st baseman of the New York Yankees was born on this day.

1973 - Terrell Owens, the wide receiver of the San Francisco 49ers was born on this day.

1985 - 51st Heisman Trophy Award is given to running back Bo Jackson of Auburn.

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Compiled by Ramesh C. Reddy

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