2010 - An armed man robbed a craps table at the Bellagio casino of about $1.5 million in chips before escaping on a motorcycle, Las Vegas -USA
2009 - Tens of thousands of people rally in several cities in Indonesia demanding the government do more to tackle political corruption.
1992 - The separation of Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales is announced
1967 - Jim Morrison, arrested on stage for disturbing the peace
1888 - Herman Hollerith, inventor of one of the first computing devices and precursor to IBM, installs a computing device at the US War Department.
This Day In Business
2011 - France's three largest banks are downgraded by Moody's credit rating agency.
1965 - A Charlie Brown Christmas airs on television for the first of many times.
1835 - San Antonio is captured by The Republic of Texas.
2004 - Houston Rockets forward Tracy McGrady scores 13 points in final 35 seconds to beat Spurs
December 9th Holiday
International Anti-Corruption Day - Promotes the fight against corruption and ethical injustices committed by cooperation's throughout the world.
Today's Birthday Trivia
He ran a ballroom dancing school in Kent, England. Who is he?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
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