December 9
1949
U.S. Representative John Parnell Thomas, former chairman of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), sentenced to 6 to 18 months in federal prison for “padding” Congressional payrolls and using the money himself.
1969
The “Committee of 100” members of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, including Bertrand Russell, held demonstrations at various U.S. air and nuclear bases in Britain.
Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 