This Day in History: December 12, 2024
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1787
Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
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1870
Joseph Rainey took his seat as the first African American in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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1913
The Mona Lisa was recovered in Florence after having been stolen two years earlier (August 1911) from the Louvre.
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1963
Kenya gained its independence from Britain.
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1998
The House Judiciary Committee approved a fourth and final article of impeachment against President Clinton.
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2000
The U.S. Supreme Court stopped the presidential election recount in Florida.
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2001
Yasir Arafat closed the offices of Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
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