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	Sunday, December 12th The 346th day of 2010. There are 19 days left in the year. Go to a previous date.

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Today's Highlights in History
See a larger version of this front page.		On Dec. 12, 1963, Kenya gained its independence from Britain. (Go to article.)On Dec. 12, 1915, Frank Sinatra, the American singer and actor who elevated popular song into an art, was born. Following his death on May 14,1998, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. | Other Birthdays)
		On December 12, 1863, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about the Chattanooga campaign during the Civil War. (See the cartoon and read an explanation.)

On this date in:
1745	John Jay, statesman and the first chief justice of the Supreme Court, was born in New York City.
1787	Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1870	Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina took his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first black congressman.
1897	"The Katzenjammer Kids," the pioneering comic strip by Rudolph Dirks, debuted in the New York Journal.
1914	The New York Stock Exchange re-opened for the first time since July 30. The market had shut down when World War I broke out.
1915	Singer Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken, N.J.
1917	Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside Omaha, Neb.
1925	The first motel, the Motel Inn, opened, in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
1947	The United Mine Workers union withdrew from the American Federation of Labor.
1975	Sara Jane Moore pleaded guilty to trying to kill President Gerald R. Ford.
1998	The House Judiciary Committee approved a fourth article of impeachment against President Bill Clinton and submitted the case to the full House.
2000	A divided U.S. Supreme Court halted the presidential recount in Florida, effectively making Republican George W. Bush the winner.
2003	Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the "Free Willy" movies, died in a Norwegian fjord.
2009	Houston became the largest U.S. city to elect an openly gay mayor, with voters handing a solid victory to City Controller Annise Parker.

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Current Birthdays

Jennifer Connelly turns 40years old today.

AP Photo/Dan Steinberg Actress Jennifer Connelly turns 40 years old today.

87 Bob Barker TV game show host ("The Price is Right") 86 Ed Koch Former New York City mayor 72 Connie Francis Singer, actress 70 Dionne Warwick R&B singer 67 Dickey Betts Rock musician (The Allman Brothers) 60 Duane Chase Actor (Kurt in "The Sound of Music") 58 Cathy Rigby Actress, Olympic gymnast 53 Sheila E. Singer, musician 48 Tracy Austin Tennis Hall of Famer 35 Mayim Bialik Actress ("Blossom")

Historic Birthdays
Frank Sinatra
12/12/1915 - 5/14/1998 American actor and singer  (Go to obit.)
61	Alvaro de Bazan Santa Cruz 12/12/1526 - 2/9/1588 Spanish naval commander
83	John Jay 12/12/1745 - 5/17/1829 First chief justice of the United States
73	William Lloyd Garrison 12/12/1805 - 5/24/1879 American abolitionist
64	Stand Watie 12/12/1806 - 9/9/1871 Cherokee chief
67	Gustave Flaubert 12/12/1821 - 5/8/1880 French novelist
80	Edvard Munch 12/12/1863 - 1/23/1944 Norweigan painter
72	Arthur Garfield Brisbane 12/12/1864 - 12/25/1936 American editor and writer
51	Alvin Kraenzlein 12/12/1876 - 1/6/1928 American Olympic athlete; first competitor to win four gold medals in a single Olympics
73	Arthur Garfield Hays 12/12/1881 - 12/14/1954 American lawyer and defender of civil liberties
79	Edward G. Robinson 12/12/1893 - 1/26/1973 American actor and singer
85	Henry Armstrong 12/12/1912 - 10/24/1988 American boxer
65	John Osborne 12/12/1929 - 12/24/1994 English playwright