As we speak is Friday, Dec. 20, the 355th day of 2024. There are 11 days left within the yr.
As we speak in historical past:
On Dec. 20, 1989, the USA launched Operation Simply Trigger, sending troops into Panama to topple the federal government of Gen. Manuel Noriega.
Additionally on this date:
In 1803, the Louisiana Buy was accomplished as possession of the territory was formally transferred from France to the USA.
In 1946, the basic vacation movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” premiered on the Globe Theater in New York Metropolis.
In 1986, three Black males had been attacked by a gaggle of white youths within the Howard Seashore neighborhood of Queens, New York, ensuing within the dying of one of many males, Michael Griffith.
In 1987, greater than 4,300 folks had been killed when the Doña Paz (DOHN’-yuh pahz), a Philippine passenger ship, collided with the tanker Vector off Mindoro island.
In 2019, the USA Area Pressure was established when President Donald Trump signed the Nationwide Protection Authorization Act for Fiscal 12 months 2020.
As we speak’s Birthdays:
- Rock drummer Peter Criss (Kiss) is 79.
- Producer Dick Wolf (“Law & Order”) is 78.
- Musician Alan Parsons is 76.
- Creator Sandra Cisneros is 70.
- Actor Michael Badalucco is 70.
- Rock singer Chris Robinson (The Black Crowes) is 58.
- Filmmaker Todd Phillips is 54.
- Actor Jonah Hill is 41.
- Soccer participant Kylian Mbappé is 26.
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