DECEMBER 12
1917:The Rev. Edward Flanagan opens Father Flanagan's Boys' Home in Omaha,
Neb., with $90 that he borrowed. Over the next century, the center
grows to become Boys Town, a nonprofit organization that has helped
millions of troubled and neglected children around the country.
1897: "The Katzenjammer Kids," created by Rudolph Dirks,
debuts in the Sunday supplement to the New York Journal. "The
Katzenjammer Kids" follows the rebellious exploits of Hans and Fritz and
is still in syndication, making it the longest-running comic strip
ever.
2000: The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Bush v. Gore
to halt the recount of presidential election ballots in Florida,
effectively awarding the state's 25 electoral votes to Republican
candidate George W. Bush, who receives a total of 271 electoral votes to Democrat Al Gore's 266 electoral votes.
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