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On December 9
1793
"The America Minerva" was published for the first time. It was the first daily newspaper in New York City and was founded by Noah Webster.
1879
Thomas Edison organized the Edison Ore Milling Company.
1907
Christmas Seals went on sale for the first time, in the Wilmington, Delaware, post office.
1940
During World War II, British troops opened their first major offensive in North Africa.
1941
China declared war on Japan, Germany and Italy.
1960
Sperry Rand Corporation unveiled a new computer, known as "Univac 1107."
1983
NATO foreign ministers called on the Soviet Union to join in a "comprehensive political dialogue" to ease tensions in the world.
1984
Iranian security men seized control of the plane ending a five-day hijacking of a Kuwaiti jetliner, which was parked at the Tehran airport.
1987
In the Gaza Strip, an Israeli patrol attacked the Jabliya refugee camp.
1990
The first American hostages to be released by Iraq began arriving in the U.S.
1994
President Clinton fired Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders after learning that she had told a conference that masturbati0n should be discussed in school as a part of human sexuality.
1996
UN Secretary General Boutros-Ghali approved a deal allowing Iraq to resume its exports of oil and easing the UN trade embargo imposed on Iraq in 1990.
1999 The U.S. announced that it was expelling a Russian diplomat that had been caught gathering information with an eavesdropping device at the U.S. State Department.
2002
United Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It was the sixth largest bankruptcy filing.
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