December 13: On This Progressive DayThe kingdoms of Hungary and Romania declare war on the United States (1941)
General Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law in Poland to prevent dismantling of the communist system by Lech Walesa's Solidarity (1981)
Vice President AlGore delivers his concession speech effectively ending his hopes of becoming the 43rd POTUS (2000)
The Parliament of India Sansad is attacked by progressive Islamic jihadi; 15 people are killed, including all the perps (2001)
Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is apprehended by progressive opponents near his home town of Tikrit (2003)
President Barack Obama signs a new welfare entitlement into law called the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (2010)
President Barack Obama and FLOTUS host hand-picked leftwing leaders of the Jewish community at the White House on the sixth day of Hanukkah (2012)
b: George P. Shultz (1920); d: Samuel Gompers (1924), Irma Grese (1945), Stanley Williams (2005)
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