On this day: December 6
POSTED: 09:00 PM PST Dec 05, 2012
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Dec 05, 2012
Harriet Tubman escapes slavery, the capstone is set on the Washington Monument, the TV special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" debuts, and Roy Orbison passes away, all on this day.
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2002: Winona Ryder is sentenced to three years of probation and 480 hours of community service stemming from her conviction for shoplifting $5,500 worth of designer clothes and accessories from Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills, Calif. She is also ordered to pay $10,000 in fines and restitution.
