This happened today, December 9
1900– State President Paul Kruger of South Africa & Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands have a triumphant procession
1934 – Judi Dench way born on this day in England
1951– West German voters approve merger of 3 states to form Baden-Wurttemberg
1975 –US President Gerald Ford signs $2.3 Bn loan authorization for NYC
2014– CIA Torture Report released, detailing the CIA’s use of torture on detainees between 2001-2006
![Judi Dench](https://www.cchsoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Judi-Dench.jpg)
![Gerald Ford](https://www.cchsoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Gerald-Ford-.jpg)