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	Wednesday, December 15th The 349th day of 2010. There are 16 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. 15, 1916, the French defeated the Germans in the World War I Battle of Verdun. (Go to article.)On Dec. 15, 1892, J. Paul Getty, the American businessman and oil tycoon who controlled the Getty Oil Company, was born. Following hisdeath on June 6, 1976, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. |Other Birthdays)
		On December 15, 1888, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about speculation concerning the cabinet appointments of President-elect Benjamin Harrison. (See the cartoon and read an explanation.)

On this date in:
1791	The Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, took effect following ratification by Virginia.
1890	Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull and 11 other tribe members were killed in Grand River, S.D., during a clash with Indian police.
1938	Ground was broken for the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
1939	The movie "Gone With the Wind" had its world premiere in Atlanta.
1944	Bandleader Glenn Miller's U.S. Army plane disappeared over the English Channel.
1961	Former Nazi official Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death by an Israeli court.
1966	Movie producer Walt Disney died at age 65.
1989	A popular uprising that led to the downfall of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu began in Romania.
2003	The late Sen. Strom Thurmond's family acknowledged Essie Mae Washington-Williams' claim that she was Thurmond's illegitimate mixed-race daughter.
2004	American telecommunications giants Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. announced they would merge in a $35 billion deal.
2005	Millions of Iraqis turned out to choose a parliament in a mostly peaceful election.
2009	The Washington, D.C. City Council voted to legalize same-sex marriage.

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Current Birthdays

Don Johnson turns 61 years old today.

AP Photo/Matt Sayles Actor Don Johnson ("Miami Vice") turns 61 years old today.

77 Tim Conway Comedian ("The Carol Burnett Show") 71 Cindy Birdsong Singer (The Supremes) 70 Nick Buoniconti Football Hall of Famer 68 Dave Clark Rock musician, producer (The Dave Clark Five) 58 Julie Taymor Director 47 Helen Slater Actress

Historic Birthdays
J. Paul Getty
12/15/1892 - 6/6/1976 American oil tycoon  (Go to obit.)
31	Nero 12/15/AD 37 - 6/9/AD 68 Roman emperor
67	George Romney 12/15/1734 - 11/15/1802 English portrait painter
75	Joseph Moses Levy 12/15/1812 - 10/12/1888 English newspaperman; founded the London newspaper Daily Telegraph
85	Franklin Sanborn 12/15/1831 - 2/24/1917 American journalist and biographer
91	Gustave Eiffel 12/15/1832 - 12/28/1923 French civil engineer and designer of the Eiffel Tower
43	Niels Ryberg Finsen 12/15/1860 - 9/24/1904 Danish physician, founder of modern phototherapy and Nobel prize winner
76	Charles Duryea 12/15/1861 - 9/28/1938 American automobile inventor
70	Maxwell Anderson 12/15/1888 - 2/28/1959 American playwright
65	Kaare Klint 12/15/1888 - 3/28/1954 Danish architect and furniture designer
78	Harold Abrahams 12/15/1899 - 1/14/1978 English athlete and Olympic gold medalist

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