In History – Stolen “Mona Lisa” recovered

TODAY IN HISTORY - 12/11:

1620 - 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock
1936 - Edward VIII announces in a radio broadcast that he is abdicating the British throne to marry Wallis Simpson
1913 - "Mona Lisa", stolen from the Louvre Museum in 1911, recovered!  Want to read more about the theft and return of "Mona Lisa"?  visit:  http://history1900s.about.com/od/famouscrimesscandals/a/monalisa_3.htm

1951 - Joe DiMaggio announces his baseball retirement
2009 - Tiger Woods announced an indefinite leave from professional golf to focus on his marriage.
2013 - Pope Francis is named Time magazine's person of the year

HAPPY BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY TO:

1940 - Donna Mills, Chicago, Illinois, American actress
1944 - Teri Garr, Lakewood, Ohio, American actress

To see more historical events that happened this date, visit: http://www.historyorb.com/

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