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Today in History
December 22

1135   Stephen of Blois is crowned the king of England.
1775   Esek Hopkins takes command of the Continental Navy — a total of seven ships.
1807   Congress passes the Embargo Act, which halts all trading completely. It is hoped that the act will keep the United States out the European Wars.
1829   The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad opens the first passenger railway line.
1918   The last of the food restrictions, enforced because of the shortages during World War I, are lifted.
1929   Soviet troops leave Manchuria after a truce is reached with the Chinese over the Eastern Railway dispute.
1941   Japanese troops make an amphibious landing on the coast of Lingayen Gulf on Luzon, the Philippines.
1942   The Soviets drive German troops back 15 miles at the Don River.
1944   During the Battle of the Bulge, General Anthony McAuliffe responds to a German surrender request with a one word answer: "Nuts!"
1945   The United States recognizes Tito’s government in Yugoslavia.
1965   The EF-105F Wild Weasel makes its first kill over Vietnam.
1966   The United States announces the allocation of 900,000 tons of grain to fight the famine in India.
1989   The Romanian government of Nicolae Ceausescu is overthrown, ending 42 years of communist rule.
Born on December 22
1856   Frank Kellogg, U.S. Secretary of State who tried to outlaw war with the Kellogg-Briand Pact.
1858   Giacomo Puccini, Italian operatic composer best known for Madam Butterfly.
1883   Arthur Wergs Mitchell, first African-American to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
1912   Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson, wife of President Lyndon Baines Johnson.

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