Saturday, December 17, 2011

Today in History - December 17

On this day in 1538, Pope Paul III excommunicated King Henry VIII of England.

On this day in 1777, the sovereignty of the United States from Great Britain was formally recognized by France.

On this day in 1903, the Wright Brothers made their first powered flight in their Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

On this day in 1989, the first episode of the cartoon THE SIMPSONS, aired on television in the United States.

And, in Chuckery, Ohio in 1891, Miranda Kent had visitors last SUnday.

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