ED  DANAHUE

On this day in 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court found that the recount ordered
by the Florida Supreme Court in the 2000 U.S. Presidential election was
unconstitutional. U.S. Vice President Al Gore conceded the election to
Texas Gov. George W. Bush  the next day.

Broward County canvassing board member Judge Robert
Rosenberg looks over a questionable ballot, 25 November
2000.

President elect George W. Bush (left) meets with Vice President
Al Gore at the Naval Observatory December 19, 2000 in D.C.

Lufthansa cargo terminal at JFK Airport.      
    

On December 11, 1978 half a dozen masked robbers raided the Lufthansa
Airlines cargo building at JFK Airport in New York, making off with more
than $5 million in cash ($21 million in today’s dollars) and almost $1
million in jewelry. To this day, the Lufthansa heist, as it is known, is
considered one of the greatest in U.S. history. The plan was dreamed
up by Peter Gruenewald, a Lufthansa cargo worker at JFK Airport. The 
heist was dramatized in the classic mafia film "Goodfellas."

A van used during Lufthansa Airlines robbery at JFK
International Airport.

Vincent Asaro, a member of the Bonanno crime family, allegedly
helped carry out the bold heist of cash and jewelry from a cargo
terminal at JFK airport.

1990

JOHN BELMONT

In Oslo, Norway, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel
Peace Prize on this day in 1964. He was the youngest person
to receive the award.

Kirk Douglas (Issur Danielovitch) 

The retired actor, producer, director and author is one of the last surviving
stars of the film industry’s Golden Age.

1960

Inspired by the spirited leadership of Benjamin Rush Milam, the newly
created Texan Army takes possession of the city of San Antonio, an
important victory for the Republic of Texas in its war for independence
from Mexico. 

Benjamin Rush Milam (1788 – 1835)