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Salvation Army partners with St. Louis County to open 24-hour shelter | Metro | stltoday.com

Salvation Army Bell Ringing – Dec 16 – Dec 23, 2019 | The Rotary Club of Schenectady

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THE LAST PACER OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE

December 3: The last AMC Pacer rolls off the line on this date in 1979


On December 3, 1979, the
last Pacer rolled off the assembly
line
at the American Motors Corporation (AMC) factory in
Kenosha,
Wisconsin.

When the car first came on the market in 1975, it was a
sensation, hailed as the car of the future. “When you buy
any other car,” ads said, “all you end up with is today’s car.

When you get a Pacer, you get a piece of tomorrow.” By 
1979, however, sales had faded considerably. Today, polls
and experts agree: The Pacer was one of the worst cars of
all time.


Classic AMC Pacer Commercials Celebrate The First "Wide Small Car"

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HUMAN HEART TRANSPLANT ON THIS DAY

 LIFE Magazine December 15, 1967 @ Original LIFE Magazines.com, Unique Gift Idea, Vintage LIFE ... 
   

On December 3, 1967, 53-year-old Louis Washkansky received
the
first human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in
Cape Town, South Africa.

Washkansky, a South African grocer dying from chronic heart
disease, received the transplant from Denise Darvall, a 25-year-
old woman who was fatally injured in a car accident. 

The new heart recipient died eighteen days later of pneumonia,
largely brought on by the anti-rejection drugs that suppressed
his immune system.

    
 

Christiaan Barnard and the First Heart Transplant - SciHi BlogSciHi Blog        
       

Surgeon Christiaan Barnard, who trained at the University of Cape    
Town and in the United States, performed the revolutionary medical      
operation.

1st human heart transplant... - RareNewspapers.com
  
  

Medical Research and the First Heart Transplant in the South - Health Equity - Virginia ...
Christiaan Neethling Barnard (1922 – 2001)



   
        
        
        
        
       


        
        
        
        
        
       

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WASHINGTON AT THE DELAWARE RIVER

George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River - December 25, 1776 | Important Events on ...

As related in a letter dated the following day, General
George Washington wrote to Congress from his
headquarters in  Trenton,
New Jersey, to report that
he had transported much
 
of the Continental Army’s
stores and baggage
across the Delaware River to
Pennsylvania on December 2, 1776.
     

Most of the troops could not swim, and horses were
also transported. Additionally, eighteen pieces of
artillery had  to cross over the river.
       

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History Obsessed - George Washington's Historic Crossing Of The Delaware River
Washington’s famous crossing of the Delaware would come
less than a month later on December 25th.

       

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TODAY IS CYBER MONDAY…??

Cyber Monday 2024 (December 2, 2024) | Year In Days

Cyber Monday is a marketing term for e-commerce transactions
on the Monday after
Thanksgiving in the United States. It was
created by retailers to encourage people to
shop online.

The term was coined by Ellen Davis of the National Retail
Federation
and Scott Silverman, and made its debut on
November 28, 2005, in a
Shop.org press release entitled
"Cyber Monday Quickly Becoming One of the Biggest
Online Shopping Days of the Year.

(From Wikipedia)


Ellen Davis

Cyber Monday Chile 2024: Cuándo es el evento y qué marcas participarán en esta edición — FMDOS

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