December 13 in Pop Culture History |
| December 13th is… Hot Cocoa Day Cream Cheese Frosting Day Day of the Horse Ice Cream Day Pick a Pathologist Pal Day US National Guard Birthday National Violin Day |
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115 (Earthquake) Antioch, Byzantine Empire (Turkey) 1545 – The Council of Trent began; it was planning to respond to the Protestant Movement by the Catholic Church. 1962 – Relay I, the first U.S. communications satellite, was launched. 1968 – Science magazine published the essay ‘Tragedy of the Commons’, by Garrett Hardin. 1985 – The Jewel of the Nile, A Chorus Line, and Clue debuted in theaters. 1986 – #1 Hit December 13, 1986 – December 19, 1986: Bruce Hornsby & the Range – The Way It Is 1996 – Jerry Maguire, Mars Attacks! and The Preacher’s Wife were released in theaters. 2000 – Al Gore conceded the presidential election to George W. Bush. A later investigation, counting the pivotal Florida votes, indicated that Bush did win the election by a few hundred votes. 2002 – Star Trek: Nemesis debuted in theaters. 2003 – #1 Hit December 13, 2003 – February 13, 2004: Outkast – Hey Ya! 2003 – Saddam Hussein was captured near his hometown of Tikrit, Iraq. 2009 – #1 Hit December 13, 2008 – January 16, 2009: Beyonce – Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) 2013 – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, American Hustle, Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas, and Saving Mr. Banks were released in theaters. |