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| Birthday December 15, 1832 Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, built a tower in Paris |
| Birthday December 15, 1859 Ludwik Zamenhof, inventor of Esperanto |
| Birthday December 15, 1861 Charles Edgar Duryea, invented 1st auto built and operated in US |
| Birthday December 15, 1892 J. Paul Getty, business tycoon |
| Birthday December 15, 1933 Tim Conway, comedian (Carol Burnett Show) |
| Birthday December 15, 1965 Helen Slater, Actress (Supergirl) |
| History December 15, 1612 Simon Marius namer of Jupiter's 4 inner satellites is 1st to observe Andromeda galaxy through a telescope |
| History December 15, 1791 Bill of Rights is finally ratified |
| History December 15, 1791 The Bill of Rights becomes law |
| History December 15, 1791 Bill of Rights ratified when Va gave its approval |
| History December 15, 1836 Patent Office burns in Wash DC |
| History December 15, 1859 G.R. Kirchoff describes chemical composition of sun |
| History December 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville, Tennessee |
| History December 15, 1877 Thomas Edison patents phonograph |
| History December 15, 1890 Sitting Bull killed by Indian police |
| History December 15, 1896 Stephen M. Balzer patents rotary-engine auto |
| History December 15, 1915 British begin evacuation of Gallipoli |
| History December 15, 1925 1st hockey game at Madison Sq Garden Candiens 3 Americans 1 |
| History December 15, 1936 George Orwell delivers the manuscript for The Road to Wigan Pier |
| History December 15, 1939 1st coml manufacture of nylon yarn Seaford Delaware |
| History December 15, 1944 Legendary bandleader Glenn Miller disappears over the English Channel |
| History December 15, 1944 Bandleader Major Glenn Miller lost over English Channel |
| History December 15, 1945 MacArthur orders end of Shinto as Japanese state religion |
| History December 15, 1946 Filchock & Hapes suspended by NFL failed to report bribe attempt |
| History December 15, 1961 Architect of the Holocaust sentenced to die |
| History December 15, 1964 American Radio Relay League founded |
| History December 15, 1965 U.S. bombers strike industrial targets in North Vietnam |
| History December 15, 1965 1st rendevous in space: Gemini 6 & Gemini 7 link up |
| History December 15, 1966 Walt Disney passes away |
| History December 15, 1966 Audouin Dollfus discovers 10th satellite of Saturn Janus |
| History December 15, 1969 Nixon announces additional U.S. troop withdrawals |
| History December 15, 1969 SF Fire Dept replaces leather helmets with plastic ones |
| History December 15, 1970 Soviet Venera 7 is 1st spacecraft to land on another planet (Venus) |
| History December 15, 1971 USSR's Venera 7 becomes the 1st craft to land on Venus |
| History December 15, 1973 Jockey Sandy Hawley wins record 500th race |
| History December 15, 1973 Billionaire's kidnapped grandson found in Italy |
| History December 15, 1973 Pirates of Caribbean opens |
| History December 15, 1973 Golf Resort (The Disney Inn) opens |
| History December 15, 1978 United States announces that it will recognize communist China |
| History December 15, 1980 Free agent Dave Winfield signs with Yankees |
| History December 15, 1984 USSR launches Vega 1 for rendezvous with Halley's Comet |
| History December 15, 1985 Sylvester Stallone & Brigitte Nielson wed |
| History December 15, 1988 James Brown begins his prison sentence |
| History December 15, 1993 Schindler’s List opens, wins Spielberg his first Oscar |
| History December 15, 1998 U.S. House of Representatives recommends impeaching Clinton |
| History December 15, 1999 Heavy rain leads to mudslides in Venezuela |