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Historical events & facts — December 12
What happened on December 12?
On December 12, 1901, Italian physicist Guglielmo Marconi received at Signal Hill, Newfoundland, the first radio signal transmitted across the Atlantic Ocean from the Poldhu station in Cornwall. The signal was the letter "S" in Morse code. The achievement demonstrated that radio waves could follow the curvature of the Earth and revolutionised global communications.
On December 12, 1963, Kenya declared independence from the United Kingdom, with Jomo Kenyatta as Prime Minister. Kenyatta, who had been imprisoned for nine years by the British accused of leading the Mau Mau movement, became the country's first president the following year. December 12 is Independence Day — or Jamhuri Day — in Kenya.
On December 12, 2000, the US Supreme Court ruled in Bush v. Gore that the recount of votes in Florida had to stop, effectively resolving the disputed presidential election in favour of George W. Bush. The decision, adopted by 5 votes to 4, remains one of the most controversial in the history of the American Supreme Court.
Notable birthdays — December 12
Famous people born on December 12
Bob Dorough
Robert Lrod Dorough was an American bebop and cool jazz vocalist, pianist, and composer
Vladimir Shainsky
Vladimir Yakovlevich Shainsky was a Soviet and Russian composer
Marc Ravalomanana
Marc Ravalomanana is a Malagasy politician who served as the sixth president of Madagascar from 2002 to 2009.
Eddy Schepers
Eddy Schepers is a Belgian former professional cyclist
Tahir Bilgiç
Tahir Bilgiç is an Australian comedian, film and television actor of Turkish descent
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