The Wonderful World of December 11

Mona Lisa Recovered/Returned to Louvre

Dec 11, 1913

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Russian Novelist/Historian Born

Dec 11, 1918

First Class Postage Changes from $0.10 to $0.13

Dec 11, 1918

Edward VIII Becomes First English Monarch to Abdicate Throne

Dec 11, 1936

John Kerry, politician, is born

Dec 11, 1943

1) John Kerry is the current and 68th Secretary of State.
2) He received his Bachelors degree from Yale University and his law degree from Boston College.
3) Kerry served as a Lieutenant in the US Navy from 1966-1970.
4) He attended a Swiss Boarding school at age 11 as he lived in Berlin, Germany.
5) John Kerry became the Democratic presidential candidate in 2004.
6) Kerry received three Purple Hearts, Silver Star, and the Bronze Star from Vietnam.
7) Had prostate cancer removed in 2003.

UNICEF Founded

Dec 11, 1946

Kiss Guitarist Ace Frehley electrocutes himself on stage only to return ten minutes later to finish the concert.

Dec 11, 1973

El Salvador government kills 900 civilians as part of an anti-guerilla campaign.

Dec 11, 1981

Un-Break My Heart by Toni Braxton becomes #1 Song

Dec 11, 1997

Kyoto Protocol Signed

Dec 11, 1997