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	Monday, December 27th The 361st day of 2010. There are 4 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. 27, 1979, Soviet forces seized control of Afghanistan. President Hafizullah Amin, who was overthrown and executed, was replaced by Babrak Karmal. (Go to article.)On Dec. 27, 1901, Marlene Dietrich,the magnetic movie star and singer who was considered an international symbol of glamour, was born.Following her death on May 6, 1992,her obituary appeared in The Times.(Go to obit. | Other Birthdays)
		On December 27, 1879, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about Senator Thomas Bayard of Delaware, a leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1880. (See the cartoon and read an explanation.)

On this date in:
1831	British naturalist Charles Darwin set out on a voyage to the Pacific Ocean aboard the HMS Beagle. Darwin's discoveries during the nearly five-year journey helped form the basis of his theories on evolution.
1927	The musical "Show Boat," with music by Jerome Kern and libretto by Oscar Hammerstein II, opened at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City.
1932	Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City.
1945	The World Bank was created with an agreement signed by 28 nations.
1947	The children's TV program "Howdy Doody" debuted on NBC.
1949	Queen Juliana of the Netherlands granted sovereignty to Indonesia after more than 300 years of Dutch rule.
1968	Apollo 8, the first spaceflight to orbit the moon, returned to Earth.
1970	"Hello, Dolly!" closed on Broadway after a run of 2,844 performances.
1985	Naturalist Dian Fossey, who had studied gorillas in the wild, was found hacked to death at a research station in Rwanda.
2001	U.S. officials announced that Taliban and al-Qaida prisoners would be held at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
2004	Viktor Yushchenko won a runoff in Ukraine's presidential election, completing the country's "Orange Revolution."
2005	Indonesia's Aceh rebels formally abolished their 30-year armed struggle for independence under a peace deal born out of the 2004 tsunami.
2007	Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a bomb and shooting attack as she left an election rally in Rawalpindi.

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Current Birthdays

Emilie de Ravin turns 29 years old today.

AP Photo/Evan Agostini Actress Emilie de Ravin ("Lost") turns 29 years old today.

86 James A. McClure Former U.S. senator, R-Idaho 79 Scotty Moore Rock musician 71 John Amos Actor 67 Cokie Roberts Broadcast journalist 66 Mick Jones Rock musician (Foreigner) 62 Gerard Depardieu Actor 58 Tovah Feldshuh Actress 54 Karen Hughes Former White House aide 51 Andre Tippett Football Hall of Famer 46 Theresa Randle Actress 41 Sarah Vowell Author 36 Masi Oka Actor ("Heroes") 32 Deuce McAllister Football player 31 Carson Palmer Football player 27 Cole Hamels Baseball player 22 Hayley Williams Rock singer (Paramore)

Historic Birthdays
Marlene Dietrich
12/27/1901 - 5/6/1992 German-born American actress  (Go to obit.)
59	Louis Bromfield 12/27/1896 - 3/18/1956 American novelist and essayist
95	Cyrus Eaton 12/27/1883 - 5/9/1979 Canadian-born American industrialist and philanthropist
93	Sir Mackenzie Bowell 12/27/1823 - 12/10/1917 Canadian prime minister
72	Louis Pasteur 12/27/1822 - 9/28/1895 French biologist and chemist; invented pasteurization process
84	Sir George Cayley 12/27/1773 - 12/15/1857 English aerial navigator
62	William Johnson 12/27/1771 - 8/4/1834 American Supreme Court justice
58	Johannes Kepler 12/27/1571 - 11/15/1630 German astronomer

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