Today in History: December 12, NFL stadium’s roof collapses after major snowstorm
Nowadays is Friday Dec the th day of There are days left in the year In the present day in history On Dec the inflatable roof of the Minneapolis Metrodome collapsed in the early morning hours after a snowstorm dumped inches on the city There were no injuries but the NFL had to shift an already rescheduled championship between the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants to Detroit s Ford Field Also on this date In Joseph H Rainey of South Carolina became the first Black lawmaker sworn into the U S House of Representatives Related Articles New coins will commemorate th anniversary of American independence Here s how they ll look Oklahoma Black Lives Matter leader indicted for fraud money laundering Director convicted of scamming M from Netflix and going on lavish spending spree What are the largest US lottery jackpots ever won Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to years in prison for billion stablecoin fraud In the east African nation of Kenya declared independence from Britain it became a republic exactly a year later In American soldiers and eight crew members were killed when an Arrow Air charter crashed after takeoff from Gander Newfoundland In George W Bush became president-elect as a divided U S Supreme Court reversed a state court recount decision in Florida s tightly contested presidential voting process In nearly nations meeting in Paris adopted the first global pact to fight state change calling on the world to collectively cut greenhouse gas emissions but imposing no sanctions on countries that didn t do so In thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump gathered in Washington for rallies to back his efforts to subvert the electoral contest he lost to Joe Biden In Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy capping a whirlwind two-day visit to Washington D C urged Congress to approve more assistance to fight Russia s invasion of his country The present day s Birthdays Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Pettit is Singer Dionne Warwick is Hall of Fame race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi is Actor Bill Nighy is Gymnast-actor Cathy Rigby is Singer-musician Sheila E is Actor Sheree J Wilson is Tennis Hall of Famer Tracy Austin is Football Hall of Famer John Randle is Actor Jennifer Connelly is Actor Regina Hall is Actor Mayim Bialik is Model-actor Bridget Hall is Actor Lucas Hedges is Actor and rapper Sky Katz is
