December 9

1998 - It was reported scientists in Japan cloned several calves from an adult cow; the third mammal duplicated after mice and sheep.

Unit 731 is alive and well in Japan...Lets never forget the Japanese had their own Mengelian psychos conducting every bit as inhumane human science projects as their Nazi counterparts.

For those unfamiliar with Unit 731, check out the Japanese Biological Unit.

1940 - British troops opened their first major offensive in North Africa:  WWII.

It was against the Italians, not the Germans, but was a good training ground for the battles they had to fight in the sand for the next three years.

1994 - President Clinton fired Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders after learning she told a conference that masturbation should be discussed in school as a part of human sexuality.

He fired her not for her plan, but because the media found it out before she implemented her scheme.

Rule #1 for Leftist nutjobs: Do not get caught!!!