Historical Events for 7th December 2022

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1727 - Physician Sir Hans Soane becomes President of the Royal Society, succeeding Sir Isaac Newton
1916 - David Lloyd George replaces resigning H. H. Asquith as British Prime Minister
1917 - The USA's 42nd 'Rainbow' Division arrives in France (with Colonel Douglass MacArthur among its ranks)
1980 - PGA Seniors' Championship Men's Golf, Turnberry Isle CC: Arnold Palmer wins with a birdie on the 1st playoff hole against Paul Harney
1988 - Mikhail Gorbachev cheered by Wall St crowds upon arrival in NYC
1989 - C Coleman and D Zippel's musical "City of Angels" premieres in NYC
1994 - 5th Billboard Music Awards: Ace of Base and Mariah Carey win
2016 - 6.5 earthquake in Aceh province, Indonesia kills at least 97 people
2017 - Australia's parliament votes to legalize gay marriage
2020 - Breaking, the competitive form of breakdancing, confirmed as an Olympic sport for the Paris 2024 games

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