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This Weekend In History…..
Saddam Hussein Captured….. December 13, 2003…… Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured during the Iraq War while hiding in a spider hole near his home town of Tikrit. The operation was code named “Operation Red Dawn” after the film Red Dawn (1984). Saddam Hussein was hanged to death for crimes against humanity in 2006. Sandy Hook School Shooting………
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Cabbage Patch Kids….. December 12, 1983…… The Cabbage Patch Kids dolls are featured on the cover of Newsweek magazine. The dolls were responsible for Black Friday riots at stores where shoppers were trampling each other to “adopt” them. The dolls would go on to set the record as the most successful new doll introduction in the history…
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World War II – Italy and Germany Declare War Against the U.S.….. December 11, 1941…… Italy and Germany declare war against the U.S., with Adolf Hitler declaring, “After victory has been achieved, Germany, Italy, and Japan will continue in closest co-operation with a view to establishing a new and just order.” In return, the U.S. declared war against…
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Otis Redding Killed in Plane Crash…… December 10, 1967…… 26-year-old Otis Redding is killed in a plane crash. He had just recorded the song (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay (1968) two days earlier. It was released after his death, becoming his only Billboard #1 hit and the first posthumously-released song to reach #1 on the U.S. charts.…