Thursday, December 10, 2009

DECEMBER 11

1844 - Nitrous oxide, more popularly known as "laughing gas," is first used in dentistry for its analgesic and anesthetic effects.

1936 - Edward VIII steps down as King of England to marry the American woman he loves, divorcee Wallis Simpson.

1941 - Germany and Italy make the declaration of war with the United States.

1979 - The British Parliament passes a bill declaring 14 years of  independence of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) as illegal.

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