Chanukah / Hanukkah begins at sundown, ends December 20
NATIONAL Ding-a-Ling Day
NATIONAL Poinsettia Day
Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1787 Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the US Constitution
1800 Washington DC was established as the capital of the US
1995 By only three votes, the US Senate killed a constitutional amendment giving Congress authority to outlaw flag burning and other forms of flag desecration
1998 The House Judiciary Committee approved a fourth and final article of impeachment against President Clinton
2000 The US Supreme Court announces its decision in Bush v Gore, effectively ending legal challenges to the results of that year’s presidential election
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