Sat, Dec 26
The New Hampshire Gazette
2002—Americans learn a new euphemism from the Washington Post: “extraordinary rendition” means kidnapping and torture. 1996—From a pool of 1,500 candidates, the press selects JonBenet Ramsey as the most important child murdered in the U.S. this year. 1991—The Supreme Soviet meets one last time and dissolves the USSR. 1971—Disgruntled Vietnam veterans occupy the Statue of Liberty.