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  • 12 Dec 2001

    Winona Ryder was arrested.

  • 12 Dec 1992

    A 7.8 earthquake hit Flores Island in Indonesia, which caused an 82-foot tsunami, killing about 2,500 people.

  • 12 Dec 1988

    Rain Man, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, premiered in New York.

  • 12 Dec 1980

    Apple made its initial public offering on the US stock market.

  • 12 Dec 1969

    A bomb exploded at the building of the National Agrarian Bank, Milan, Italy, killing 17 people and injuring 88.

  • 12 Dec 1968

    Arthur Ashe became the first black person to be ranked number one in tennis.

  • 12 Dec 1963

    Kenya declares independence from Britain.

  • 12 Dec 1961

    Adolf Eichmann was found guilty of war crimes in Israel.

  • 12 Dec 1915

    The Empire of China was established by statesman Yuan Shikai, who declared himself Emperor.

  • 12 Dec 1822

    Mexico was officially recognized as an independent nation by the US.

  • 12 Dec 1787

    Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the US constitution.

  • 12 Dec 884 AD

    King Carloman II of West Francia was mortally wounded while out hunting.