Today in History: December 9, ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ premieres
In the present day is Tuesday Dec the rd day of There are days left in the year Nowadays in history On Dec A Charlie Brown Christmas the first animated TV special featuring characters from the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M Schulz premiered on CBS Also on this date In scientists certified the global eradication of smallpox a sickness which killed an estimated million people in the th century Related Articles Rep Jasmine Crockett a Trump adversary to seek US Senate seat in Texas Pregnant immigrants held for months in detention despite rules against it Bullets in Luigi Mangione s bag convinced police that he was UnitedHealthcare CEO killing suspect What to know about changes to Disney parks disability policies Trump is proposing a billion aid package for farmers hit hard by his arrangement war with China In Solidarity founder Lech Wa sa lek vah-WEN -sah won Poland s first free presidential electoral contest since In the first U S Marines made a predawn beach landing in Somalia in encouragement of Operation Restore Hope they were met by hundreds of reporters awaiting their arrival In the space shuttle Discovery launched on a mission to add to and rewire the International Space Station In scientists revealed that NASA s Curiosity rover had uncovered signs of an ancient freshwater lake on Mars In an island volcano off New Zealand s coast called Whakaari or White Island erupted killing tourists and guides and seriously injuring several others Greater part of the people on the island were U S and Australian cruise ship passengers on a walking tour with the guides In a cargo truck jammed with settlers crashed in southern Mexico killing at least people and injuring dozens more In the present day s Birthdays Actor Judi Dench is Actor Beau Bridges is World Golf Hall of Famer Tom Kite is Actor John Malkovich is Singer Donny Osmond is Actor Felicity Huffman is Empress Masako of Japan is Democratic Sen Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is Rock singer-musician Jakob Dylan Wallflowers is Actor Simon Helberg is Olympic gymnastics gold medalist McKayla Maroney is Actor Nico Parker is
