Soul legend Otis Redding dies in a plane crash near Madison, Wisconsin Dec 1. Also on this day. Lead Story. 19. 01 The first Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace. The ceremony came on the fifth anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor of dynamite and other high explosives. In his will, Nobel directed that the bulk of. American Revolution. On this day in 1. The series Seinfeld mentions many fictional films, sometimes as major plot elements, sometimes. Broadway, Show Tunes and Other Favorites. Reflex Xtr Software. See the Bosss Corner for midi songs. Entire plane starts to cry when they realize they are carrying fallen Green Beret. Directed by Jessy Terrero. With Dwayne Adway, Snoop Dogg, Tom Arnold, Kevin Hart. Things get raucously funny aboard the maiden flight of a blackowned airline, thanks. John Jay, the former chief justice of the New York Supreme Court, is elected president of the Continental Congress. Jay, who graduated from Kings College now Columbia University at the age of 1. New York state politics from an. Automotive. 19. 15 On December 1. Ford car rolls off the assembly line at the River Rouge plant in Detroit. At first, Henry Ford had built his cars like every other automaker did one at a time. But his factories efficiency and output steadily increased, and after he introduced the. Civil War. 18. 64 On this day in 1. Union General William T. Sherman completes his March to the Sea when he arrives in front of Savannah, Georgia. Soul_Plane_2004_7.png' alt='Soul Plane The Movie For' title='Soul Plane The Movie For' />Since mid November of that year, Shermans army had been sweeping from Atlanta across the state to the south and east towards Savannah, one of the last. Cold War. 19. 77 In Moscow, Soviet officials arrest four dissidents and prevent at least 2. United Nations Human Rights Day. According to some of the protesters, Soviet officials threatened them with violence should the protest be held. The incident was. Crime. 19. 63 Frank Sinatra Jr., who was kidnapped in Lake Tahoe, California, on December 8, is allowed to talk to his father briefly. The 1. 9 year old man, who was trying to follow in his fathers footsteps by pursuing a singing career, was abducted at gunpoint from his hotel room at Harrahs Casino and. Disaster. 19. 67 A plane crash in Madison, Wisconsin, kills soul singer Otis Redding and members of the Bar Kays band on this day in 1. The plane crashed into Lake Monona, several miles from the Madison airport. One survivor, Ben Cauley of the Bar Kays, later reported that he had been asleep until just before. General Interest. In France, the Treaty of Paris is signed, formally ending the Spanish American War and granting the United States its first overseas empire. The Spanish American War had its origins in the rebellion against Spanish rule that began in Cuba in 1. The repressive measures that Spain took to suppress the guerrilla war. For his peace mediation during the first Arab Israeli war, American diplomat Ralph Joseph Bunche receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. Bunche was the first African American to win the prestigious award. Born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1. U. S. diplomacy while serving in the. Representative Wilbur D. Mills, a Democrat from Arkansas, resigns as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee in the aftermath of the first truly public sex scandal in American politics. On October 7, 1. 97. Mills was stopped by Washington park police while driving at night with his lights. Hollywood. 19. 93 On this day in 1. Waynes World 2the sequel to the 1. Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as a pair of long haired, heavy metal loving slackers who produce a cable access TV show from their basementopens in theaters. Co written by Myers, Waynes World was based on a popular sketch from. On this day in 2. Avatar, a 3 D science fiction epic helmed by Titanic director James Cameron, makes its world debut in London and goes on to become the highest grossing movie in history. Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver, the box office mega hit was praised for its state of the art technology and. Literary. 18. 30 On this day in 1. Emily Dickinson is born in Amherst, Massachusetts. Dickinson was a witty and popular student at Amherst Academy and at Mt. Holyoke but was viewed as somewhat unconventional. She made a few trips to Philadelphia and Boston but rarely left Amherst. She preferred her home, where her. Old West. 18. 69 Motivated more by interest in free publicity than a commitment to gender equality, Wyoming territorial legislators pass a bill that is signed into law granting women the right to vote. Western states led the nation in approving womens suffrage, but some of them had rather unsavory motives. Though some men recognized. Presidential. 19. On this day in 1. Nobel Prize for Peace is awarded to U. S. President Woodrow Wilson for his work in ending the First World War and creating the League of Nations. Although Wilson could not attend the award ceremony in Oslo, Norway, the U. S. Ambassador to Norway, Albert Schmedeman. Sports. 20. 06 On December 1. San Diego Chargers running back La. Dainian Tomlinson racks up his 2. National Football League NFL record for touchdowns scored during a single season. Born in 1. 97. 9, Tomlinson was selected by the Chargers in the first round of the NFL draft. Vietnam War. 19. 70 The defense opens its case in the murder trial of Lt. William Calley. Charged with six specifications of premeditated murder, Calley was a platoon leader in Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2. Infantry, 1. 1th Infantry Brigade Light of the 2. Americal Division. He was tried because of his leadership role. Technical experts on both sides begin work on the language of a proposed peace accord, giving rise to hope that a final agreement is near. A peace agreement was signed on January 2. The peace agreement came out of secret negotiations National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger was conducting with North. World War I1. 91. After three years of war, during which there had been no Nobel Peace Prize awarded, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the 1. International Committee of the Red Cross. From the outbreak of World War I, the Nobel Committee had decided not to award its annual peace prize, stating. World War II1. 94. On this day, 4,0. Japanese troops land on the Philippine Islands, while Japanese aircraft sink the British warships Prince of Wales and Repulse. Guam, an American controlled territory, was also seized. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill finally exclaims, We have lost control of the sea. The attack on Pearl Harbor was only.