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December history 1 - Rosa Parks arrested in Montgomery, Alabama (1955) 7 - Delaware first state to adopt the new constitution of the United States (1787) 14 - Roald Amundsen first person to reach the South Pole (1911) 15 - Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments) becomes effective with ratification by Virginia (1791) 23 - Vincent van Gogh cuts off his left ear during a fit of depression (1888) 25 - William the Conqueror crowned King of England (1066) 27 - Charles Darwin sets sail aboard the HMS Beagle for a five-year journey (1831)

December holidays: 25-Christmas

December Birthdays 1 - Bette Midler 5 - Walt Disney 8 - James Thurber 8 - Flip Wilson 9 - Emmett Kelly 10 - Emily Dickinson 12 - Dionne Warwick 12 - Bob Barker 15 - Tim Conway 16 - Ludwig van Beethoven 18 - Betty Grable 25 - Humphrey Bogart 27 - Marlene Dietrich 29 - Mary Tyler Moore