2010 - An armed man robbed a craps table at the Bellagio casino of about $1.5 million in chips before escaping on a motorcycle, Las Vegas -USA
2009 - Tens of thousands of people rally in several cities in Indonesia demanding the government do more to tackle political corruption.
1992 - The separation of Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales is announced
1967 - Jim Morrison, arrested on stage for disturbing the peace
1888 - Herman Hollerith, inventor of one of the first computing devices and precursor to IBM, installs a computing device at the US War Department.
This Day In Business
2011 - France's three largest banks are downgraded by Moody's credit rating agency.
1965 - A Charlie Brown Christmas airs on television for the first of many times.
1835 - San Antonio is captured by The Republic of Texas.
2004 - Houston Rockets forward Tracy McGrady scores 13 points in final 35 seconds to beat Spurs
December 9th Holiday
International Anti-Corruption Day - Promotes the fight against corruption and ethical injustices committed by cooperation's throughout the world.
Today's Birthday Trivia
She made her film debut in the film King Kong. Who is she?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
Learn about people born on this day by reading the December 9 Birthday Horoscope.
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