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[ Today in HistoryToday is Saturday, Dec. 9, the 343rd day of 2006. There are 22 days left in the year.... ]
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Date: 20061209
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Today in HistoryToday is Saturday, Dec. 9, the 343rd day of 2006. There are 22 days left in the year.
Highlights in history:
On Dec. 9, 1854, Alfred, Lord Tennyson's famous poem, "The Charge of the Light Brigade," was published in England.
In 1608, English poet John Milton was born in London.
In 1892, "Widowers' Houses," George Bernard Shaw's first play, opened in London.
In 1942, the Aram Khachaturian ballet "Gayane," featuring the surging "Saber Dance," was first performed by the Kirov Ballet.
In 1958, the anti-communist John Birch Society was formed in Indianapolis.
In 1965, Nikolai V. ...
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