The animated special A Charlie Brown Christmas, featuring characters from Charles Schulz‘s popular Peanuts comic strip, first aired on American television, and it became a holiday classic. December 9, 1965.
December 9, 1868 The world’s first traffic light was erected near Westminster Bridge in London; however, it was removed a month later after a gas leak caused one of the lights to explode.
1911 In 1911, an explosion inside the Cross Mountain coal mine near Briceville, Tennessee, killed 84 workers.
1968 n “The Mother of All Demos” Douglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer system NLS (oN-Line System) to a live audience in San Francisco. Shows for the first time, the mouse, word processing, windows, hypertext links, video conferencing, real-time collaboration, and other modern computing concepts.
1907 First Christmas Seals sold (Wilmington, Delaware, post office)
1938 State of California uses gas chamber instead of hanging for 2nd time in a week: Wesley Eudy and Fred Barnes executed for roles in Folsom Prison escape attempt resulting in murder of warden and guard (San Quentin State Prison, Marin County)
1898 Emmett Kelly, American circus clown (Weary Willie), born in Sedan, Kansas (d. 1979)
1902 Margaret Hamilton
Best known for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s classic film “The Wizard of Oz”.
The Wicked Witch of the West was eventually ranked No. 4 in the American Film Institute’s 2003 list of the 50 Best Movie Villains of All Time, making her the top ranking female villain.
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