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Today in History: December 22nd

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Today in History: December 22nd | News Article
Historical Events:
 
• 1938: Miss Marjorie Courtney-Latimer and Prof. J.L.B. Smith of Rhodes University identify the first coelacanth after it had been thought extinct 50 million years.
• 1983: Egyptian President Mubarak meets with PLO leader Yasser Arafat.
• 1941: Winston Churchill arrives in Washington, DC for a wartime conference.
• 1942: World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon.
• 1943: Manufacturers get permission to use synthetic rubber for baseball core.
• 1988: South Africa signs accord granting independence to South West Africa.
 
Arts, Music, TV:
 
• 1908: Mathys Michiel (Thys) van Lille, radio broadcaster at the Afrikaans radio station since 1935, is born.
• 1958: "Chipmunk Song" reaches #1.
• 1989: Jordin Sparks, American singer and American Idol winner is born.
• 1984: Madonna's "Like a Virgin" single goes #1 for 6 weeks.
• 1994: "Christmas Carol" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 18 perfs.
• 2002: Joe Strummer, lead singer of the British punk band The Clash, dies at age 50.
 
Sports:
 
• 1894: United States Golf Association forms (NYC).
• 1915: Federal Baseball League dissolved.
• 1934: Miss Theo Trowbridge sets female bowling record 702 pins in games.
• 1951: The SA rugby team beats Wales 6-3 in Cardiff.
• 1963: Brian Mervin McMillan, Springbok cricket player, is born in Welkom, OFS.
• 1951: Australia cricket all out 82 v West Indies at Adelaide.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source: historyorb.com & sahistory.org.com
Compiled by: Thandi Xaba

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