John Michael Green, nicknamed "Jumpin' Johnny", was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans, earning consensus second-team All-American honors. He was a four-time NBA All-Star.

1933Flip Wilson, American actor and comedian (died 1998)^[†]

Clerow "Flip" Wilson Jr. was an American comedian and actor best known for his television appearances during the late 1960s and 1970s. From 1970 to 1974, Wilson hosted his own weekly variety series The Flip Wilson Show, and introduced viewers to his recurring character Geraldine. The series earned Wilson a Golden Globe and two Emmy Awards, and it was the second highest-rated show on network television for a time.

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1933Anarchist insurrection breaks out in Zaragoza, Spain.^[†]

The anarchist insurrection of December 1933 was an attempted revolution by Spanish anarchists, in response to the victory of the right-wing in the 1933 Spanish general election. It was the third of a series of anarchist insurrections in Spain, following those in January 1932 and January 1933.

Headlines from December 8, 1933

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BRITAIN IS UNMOVED BY MUSSOLINI PLAN TO REFORM LEAGUE; Holds Geneva Is the Place to Take Proposals for Amending Covenant.

Doom of Ocean Airline Is Seen in Ickes Demand

First-Class Fares to Europe Reduced; New Rates Will Be Effective on Jan. 1

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