| ABOUT TODAY - 20th DECEMBER | | December 20:
• 1803 - As part of the Louisiana Purchase, New Orleans was transferred from France to the United States.
• 1860 - South Carolina seceded from the United States, leading to the American Civil War.
• 1917 - The Cheka, the first Soviet... | |
| | Acrobatic troupe enters uncharted territory | | On the first anniversary of the People's Republic of China in 1950, the China Acrobatic Troupe was founded as the country's first State-level art troupe. Its first task, assigned by then- Premier Zhou Enlai, was to visit the former Soviet Union on... | |
| | Hummer with "accessories" wired | | First for those people who don't know what is a hummer, some info.If you already know what a hummer is scroll down.Hummers were traditionally built by AM General Corporation, formerly the heavy industries division of American Motors, in its... | |
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