Today In History
December 9
1962: Arizona's
Petrified Forest National Monument, proclaimed on Dec. 8, 1906, was established as a national park.
1941: Beau Bridges, movie and television actor known for his roles in "Without Warning: The James Brady Story" [1991] and "The Fabulous Baker Boys" [1989] was born in Los Angeles, California just two days after the Pearl Harbor attack. His father was Lloyd Bridges, also an actor.
1912: Thomas Philip O'Neil II (Tip), Democratic congressman from Massachusetts from 1953-1987 and Speaker of the House from 1977-1987, was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts.