This Week In History
By: Kathleen Scott
This section of S@Y Extra is updating you on some events that have happend in the past from November 3oth to December 7th.
November 30th
November 30, 1955- Billy Idol was born. He was a superstar in hisT time.
November 30, 1966 - Barbados gains its independence from that of a self-governing colony to full independence from the United Kingdom.
November 30, 1972 - An illegal fireworks factory being run in an eight floor apartment building, exploded in Rome with 15 killed and 100 injured in the blast.
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December 1st
December 1, 1955 - Rosa Parks, a black history icon set off the world famous bus boycott in Montgomery, Georgia when she refuses to give up her seat in the “colored” section of a bus to make room for a white passenger. This boycott was Led by Martin Luther King, Jr, known for speeches like I have a Dream. The protest lasted for one year.
December 1st, 1945 - Bette Midler, vocal genious was born
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December 2nd
December 2, 1981 - Brittany Spears was born in 1981
December 2, 1988 - A school bus was hijacked in Russia. The bus filled with teachers and children was hijacked by two men who were demanding to be given an airplane. Russian officials gave them a plane in order to keep all of the children and teachers safe. The two men flew to Israel in their new jet.
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December 3rd
December 3, 1984 - Thousands of people die from the toxic gas which leaked from Bhopal Union Carbide Factory by the Indian city of Bhopal. The leak also caused injuries to 250,000 more. Ten thousand have died since from toxic gas related diseases from this occurrence.
December 3, 1948 - Ozzy Osbourne, classic rock superstar, was born
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December 4th
December 4, 1952 - Deadly smog is created in Brittan from factories chemicals, cars and coal. It continued for four days resulting in 4,000 deaths.
December 4, 1970 - Jay-Z Hip-Hop and R&B superstar was born.
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December 5th
December 5, 1945 - Five U.S. Navy Avenger torpedo bombers go missing in the Bermuda Triangle. The triangle is known for causing radio and compass malfunctions. Manny are very supersticious about this piece of earth.
December 5, 1946 - JoseCarreras was born. Best known for his role in the “Three Tenors”. A famous and legendary opera singer.
December 5, 1901 - Walt Disney was born
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December 6th
December 6, 1969 - A free concert organized by the Rolling Stones results in four deaths. The four foot stage was surrounded by Hells Angels who were working security of the concert. A man was actually stabbed by one of the many Hells Angels guarding the bands. This concert also featured Santana, Jefferson Airplane, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Crosby, Stills, and Nash and Young.
December 6, 1917 - A munitions ship filled with highly explosive munitions explodes in Halifax Harbour killing more than 1,800 people and destroying more than 1,600 homes. The ship exploded by colliding with another vessel in the water.
Lester Joseph Gillis, was born on December 6th 1908 Chicago, Illinois. He was a well known bank robber. His nickname was BabyFace, because he looked young and innocent. He is one of the many bank robbers to go down in U.S history along with robbers such as Bonnie and Clyde, Ma Barker, Pretty Boy Floyd, John Dillenger, Baby Face Nelson and Machine Gun Kelly. He died on November 27th 1934 in Barrington, Illinois, U.S.A.
December 6,1956 - Randy Rohads guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet riot who died in a plane crash
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December 7th
December 7, 1948 -The Yukon’s weather hit a record breaking low, temperatures down to minus eighty seven degrees (Fahrenheit).
December 7, 1960 - "Coronation Street" , a British Soap Opera kicks off, It is the longest running Soap in the world.
December 7, 1987 - Aaron carter, young pop star, was born
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