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December 04, 2013

Today is Wednesday December 04, 2013
338st day of 2013, 27  remaining

Sunrise: 7:10am
Sunset: 4:50pm    

Special Celebrations today:

Today is National Cookie  Day
 ...
This is also National Dice Day, National Cookie Cutter Week, National Egg Nog Month and National Fruit Cake Month.

On this day in...

1942: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the dismantling of the Works Progress Administration.  The program had been created in order to provide jobs during the Great Depression.

1945:The U.S. Senate approved American participation in the United Nations.

1965: The U.S. launched Gemini 7 with Air Force Lt. Col. Frank Borman and Navy Commander James A. Lovell on board.

1978: Dianne Feinstein became The  first woman Mayor of S.F. replacing George Moscone who was murdered.

1991: Pan Am World Airways ceased operations.

2000 and 2001: O.J. Simpson had trouble with the law in Florida.

If today is your birthday, you share it with:
Wink Martindale
Max Baer Jr.
Dennis Wilson
Jeff Bridges
Marisa Tomei
Jay-z
Tyra Banks
 

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