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* [[1815]] - '''[[Michel Ney]]''', [[Marshal of France|Marshal]] of [[France]], was [[execution (legal)|executed]] by a [[Execution by firing squad|firing squad]] near the [[Luxembourg Garden]] in [[Paris]] for supporting [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon Bonaparte]]. |
* [[1815]] - '''[[Michel Ney]]''', [[Marshal of France|Marshal]] of [[France]], was [[execution (legal)|executed]] by a [[Execution by firing squad|firing squad]] near the [[Luxembourg Garden]] in [[Paris]] for supporting [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon Bonaparte]]. |
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* [[1941]] - [[World War II]]: The [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] made its '''[[attack on Pearl Harbor]]''', [[Oahu]], [[Hawaii]]. |
* [[1941]] - [[World War II]]: The [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] made its '''[[attack on Pearl Harbor]]''', [[Oahu]], [[Hawaii]]. |
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* [[1965]] - '''[[East-West Schism]]''': [[Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople]] ''(pictured, left)'' and [[Pope Paul VI]] ''(right)'' [[Catholic-Orthodox |
* [[1965]] - '''[[East-West Schism]]''': [[Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople]] ''(pictured, left)'' and [[Pope Paul VI]] ''(right)'' issued the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]]-[[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] [[Catholic-Orthodox joint declaration of 1965|joint declaration]] and simultaneously lifted mutual [[excommunication]]s that had been in place since [[1054]]. |
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* [[1995]] - The '''[[Galileo spacecraft]]''' arrived at [[Jupiter]], a little more than six years after it was launched by [[Space Shuttle]] [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|''Atlantis'']] during [[STS-34|Mission STS-34]]. |
* [[1995]] - The '''[[Galileo spacecraft]]''' arrived at [[Jupiter]], a little more than six years after it was launched by [[Space Shuttle]] [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|''Atlantis'']] during [[STS-34|Mission STS-34]]. |
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Revision as of 03:53, 6 December 2005
- 1732 - The Royal Opera House opened at Covent Garden in London, England.
- 1815 - Michel Ney, Marshal of France, was executed by a firing squad near the Luxembourg Garden in Paris for supporting Napoleon Bonaparte.
- 1941 - World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy made its attack on Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii.
- 1965 - East-West Schism: Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople (pictured, left) and Pope Paul VI (right) issued the Catholic-Orthodox joint declaration and simultaneously lifted mutual excommunications that had been in place since 1054.
- 1995 - The Galileo spacecraft arrived at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched by Space Shuttle Atlantis during Mission STS-34.
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