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It happened on a… December 5

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It happened on a… December 5

2020

Russia begins vaccinating people with its Sputnik V vaccine in Moscow, despite the vaccine not finishing clinical trials

2018

Arrest of Huawei Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou for possible violation of Iran sanctions in Canada.

2008

Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery.

1997

Quebec police arrest Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang chief Maurice ‘Mom’ Boucher on suspicion of the murder of two prison guards; fail to get a conviction one year later.

1993

Astronauts begin repair of Hubble telescope in space.

1970

The Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy and Bill Masterson Trophy are all stolen from the NHL Hall of Fame; later recovered.

1955

Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery Alabama by Rosa Parks.

1933

Prohibition ends in the US when 21st Amendment to the US Constitution ratified,

1830

Hector Berlioz’s “Symphonique Fantastique” premieres in Paris.

1792

The trial of France’s King Louis XVI began.

1492

Christopher Columbus discovered Hispaniola (now Haiti).

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