Today in History Highlights From a Century Ago
On December 21, 1620 Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock forming a new settlement. In 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered in Los Angeles marking Disney’s first feature animated in Technicolor. In 1945 General Patton died from injuries after a car crash in Heidelberg. In 1958 Charles de Gaulle began a seven year term as France’s president. In 1976 the tanker Argo Merchant ran aground near Nantucket spilling 772 million gallons of oil. In 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie killing 270 people.
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Ousted Mauritanian President Removed From House Arrest
Security forces forcibly removed Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi from his village to his Nouakchott home as he returns to freedom. A junta ousted him August 6 and placed him under house arrest, with Western powers calling for his release.
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Obama names 4 top science team members
President-elect Barack Obama selected Harvard physicist John Holdren and marine biologist Jane Lubchenco for key science posts signaling a tougher stance on global warming. Holdren will head the White House OSTP and also lead the CST. Lubchenco will lead NOAA. Co chairs include Harold Varmus and Eric Lander.
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U.S. weighs 60 000 troops in Afghanistan plan
Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, said the Pentagon could lift U S forces in Afghanistan to about 60 000 by next summer. He noted a window of 20 000 to 30 000 additional troops, with combat and support roles, to bolster current levels amid rising violence and Taliban gains near Kabul.
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Italy to feed poor with confiscated beluga caviar
Italian authorities seized 88 pounds of Russian beluga caviar from smugglers in Milan and will donate it to Red Cross, Franciscan monks, and homeless shelters around Milan. Officials say the caviar will be used for holiday meals, with one shelter receiving about 22 pounds for 82 diners, delivering roughly 4.5 ounces per person.
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