Dec 12

2000		The US Supreme Court announces its decision in Bush v. Gore, effectively ending legal changes to the results of that year’s Presidential election.
Born on December 12
1821		Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (Madame Bovary, A Simple Heart).
1863		Edvard Munch, Norwegian artist (The Scream).
1897		Lillian Smith, Southern writer and civil rights activist.
1915		Frank Sinatra, American pop singer and actor.
1940		Dionne Warwick, singer, actress.