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536 Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city, returning the old capital to its empire |
1212 Frederick II (later also Holy Roman Emperor) crowned King of Germany in Mainz |
1968 In “The Mother of All Demos" Douglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer system NLS (oN-Line System) to a live audience in San Francisco. Shows for the first time, the mouse, word processing, windows, hypertext links, video conferencing, real-time collaboration, and other modern computing concepts. |
1990 Lech Wałęsa wins the first direct presidential election in Poland |
 | A US helicopter flies over Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, during Operation Restore Hope |
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1992 US Marines and allied nations launch an amphibious and airborne operation in Mogadishu, Somalia to restore order to the war-torn nation. Authorized by UN Security Council Resolution 794 passed on December 3. |
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Thought to have no great future when launched on this day, Coronation Street still reigns supreme as the world's most successful television soap opera. |
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