on this day in history...
-the british evacuated new york, their last strong hold in the revolutionary war in 1783
-the body of president kennedy was laid to rest at arlington national cemetery in 1963
-the jimi hendrix experience make their first ever appearance in 1966
-the beatles release "the white album" in 1968
-"do they know it's christmas?" is recorded in a london studio in 1984. the single will become the highest selling christmas song of all time.
-the iran contra scandle broke in 1986
-poland had it's first democratic election in 1990
-michael hutchence apparently hangs himself in a sydney hotel in 1997
-the department of homeland security was created by president bush in 2002
-people born on this day include pope john xxii, andrew carnegie, former chilean dictator augusto pinochet, joletin' joe dimaggio, ben stein (and his money, which you can win), jamie lee curtis, john larroquette, cleveland's finest bernie kosar, christina applegate
-and in 1980... in two seperate hospitals in two seperate states, two legendary men are born.