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It happened one 24 December
1943 : General Dwight D. EisenhowerOn December 24, 1943, General Dwight D. Eisenhower was appointed Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. |
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1962 : Release of American prisoners captured during the the Bay of Pigs OperationAfter the U.S. government's agreement with Cuba, including payment of a ransom of 53 million, more than 1,000 American prisoners are released on December 24, 1962. |
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1968 : First men to orbit the moonOn December 24, 1968, Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders on Apollo 8 were the first humans to orbit the moon and see its dark side. |
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1979 : Launch of the first European rocket ArianeOn 24 December 1979, the European Space Agency launches its first Ariane 1 in Kourou base in French Guiana. Ariane 1 is a a three-stage launcher which measures 48m high and weighs 210 tons. |
Quote of the day : 24 December
| Washington Irving, écrivain américain Christmas is here, This merry Christmas gifts full arms, Who heats our hearts and brings joy, Day of the fondest memories, Best Day of the year. |
Birthdays : 24 December
| Elisabeth de Bavière (Sissi), Empress of Austria (1837) | |
| Juan Ramón Jiménez, Spanish writer, Nobel Prize in Literature (1881) | |
| Michael Curtiz, American director (1886) | |
| Louis Jouvet, French actor and director (1887) | |
| Georges Guynemer, French flying ace (1894) | |
| Howard Hughes, American producer (1905) | |
| Isidor Feinstein Stone, American journalist (1907) | |
| Jonas Mekas, American writer (1922) | |
| Ava Gardner, American actress (1922) | |
| Mary Higgins Clark, American crime writer (1929) | |
| Roselyne Bachelot, French politician and writer (1946) | |
| Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan (1957) | |
| Diane Tell, Quebec singer (1957) | |
| Christophe Miossec, French singer (1964) | |
| Tania de Montaigne, French journalist and writer (1971) | |
| Ricky Martin, Puertorican singer (1971) |
They left us one 24 December
| Hjalmar Branting, Swedish politician (1925) | |
| Alban Berg, Austrian composer (1935) | |
| Louis Aragon, French poet and writer (1982) | |
| Toshiro Mifune, Japanese actor and producer (1997) | |
| Jacques Fabbri, French actor (1997) | |
| Harold Pinter, English playwright and screenwriter (2008) |
Tip of the Day : 24 December
Tip for using a bit more your batteriesIf you run out of battery and you do not have the opportunity to go out to buy new ones, you just put your batteries in a box that can go in the freezer. Leave them there a few hours and you will see that they will have recovered some energy. |
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