| December 19, 1940 Civilian Public Service (CPS) camps were established for conscientious objectors following the institution of the first peacetime draft (a year before the attack on Pearl Harbor). It was the first time members of peace-oriented religious groups (e.g., Quakers, Mennonites, Church of the Brethren) could legally avoid military conscription.  Fire fighting. CPS 30, Walhalla, Michigan (Brethren) Though they worked nine-hour days except Sundays, they had to pay their own room-and-board, and were not released from the camps until 1947.  Civilian Public Service (Aside from the above working conditions, they were not paid at all, so nothing to send home, either. This link is a good read for info.) |
December 19, 1962 Juan Bosch Gaviño Juan Bosch Gaviño was elected President of the Dominican Republic in its first free elections in 38 years. The election of journalist and writer Bosch followed shortly after the end of 31 years of military dictator Rafael Trujillo who had been assassinated the previous year. Bosch was overthrown by a U.S.-backed coup just seven months later. Bosch’s brief political career |
| December 19, 2010 Police in a provincial city in Tunisia used tear gas late on Saturday to disperse hundreds of youths who smashed shop windows and damaged cars, witnesses told Reuters. The beginning of Arab Spring.  Read more (Reuters) |
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