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Dec 21, 1936: Debut @MetOpera in NY of Swedish contralto Kerstin Thorborg known for her . . .

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Dec 20, 1764: Swiss author and composer Jean Jacques Rousseau finishes writing his music dictionary.

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Dec 20, 1803: The United States buys the Louisiana Territory from France.

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Alexander Scriabin claimed to have synesthesia, a neurological condition in which . . .

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Dec 19, 1154: Henry II (the man behind the murder of Thomas Beckett) is crowned king of England.

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Dec 18, 1933: Australian soprano Marjorie Lawrence, makes her Metropolitan Opera debut as Brünnhilde

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Dec 18, 1899: The golf tee is patented by George Grant.

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Erik Satie would only eat white food.

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Dec 17, 1903: Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight of . . .

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December 16, 1917: Arthur C. Clarke, author of Childhood’s End, Earthlight, and -- oh, yeah -- 2001.

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December 16, 1770: Ludwig van Beethoven is born in Bonn, Germany.

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Bach Loved His Coffee

Bosnia and Herzegovina (2015)

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Dec 15, 1939: The movie, Gone With the Wind,” opens, at Loew’s Grand Theater, in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Dec 13, 1642:New Zealand is discovered by Dutch navigator Abel Tasman.

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Dec 13, 2003: Wedding bells chime for Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti . . .

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Dec 12, 1963/64: Kenya gains independence from Britain, and, 1 year later on this same date, becomes

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Dec 11, 1967: The Concorde,the world's first supersonic airliner, is unveiled in Toulouse, France.

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Dec 11, 1918: The Cleveland Orchestra performs its debut concert.

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Dec 10, 1869: Wyoming becomes 1st state to grant women the right to vote . . .

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Dec 10, 1918: Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev makes his 1st American appearance . . .

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Dec 9, 1900: The premiere of the first 2 of Claude Debussy’s, “Trois Nocturnes . . .

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Dec 9, 1848: Born on this day - Joel Chandler Harris, author of the Uncle Remus tales.

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Dec 8, 1980: John Lennon is shot to death outside his Manhattan apartment building.

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Dec 8, 1813 The premiere of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, in Vienna

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Dec 7, 1941: Japanese planes attack Pearl Harbor, drawing the US into WWII.

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Dec 7, 1962: Death of soprano Kirsten Flagstad . . .

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Dec 6, 1877: Thomas A. Edison makes the first sound recording . . .

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Dec 5, 2018: Spain, Scott Nr C18 (1930)

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Dec 5, 1933: With Utah’s ratification, the 21st Amendment is passed, ending prohibition.

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Dec 5, 1933: With Utah’s ratification, the 21st Amendment is passed, ending prohibition.

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Dec 5, 1956: Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman is born in Zabrze, Poland . . .

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Nov 28, 1811: Premiere of Beethoven’s 5th Piano Concerto, with soloist Friedrich Schneider

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Nov 28, 1895: The first US auto race is held, from Chicago to Evanston and back. The winner averages

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Nov 27, 1895: Alfred Nobel establishes the Nobel Prize.

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