Monday, December 01, 2008

TODAY

1934 Sergei M. Kirov, the head of the Communist Party in Leningrad, was assassinated as Soviet leader Josef Stalin began a massive purge that would claim tens of millions of lives.

1942 Nationwide gasoline rationing went into effect in the United States.

1969 The U.S. government held its first draft lottery since World War II.

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