On this day: December 12
POSTED: 10:32 PM PST Dec 11, 2012
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Dec 11, 2012
Ol' Blue Eyes is born, Boys Town is founded, the first motel opens, "The Godfather: Part II" premieres, and the U.S. Supreme Court decides the 2000 presidential election, all on this day.
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2001: In Beverly Hills, Calif., actress Winona Ryder is arrested at Saks Fifth Avenue for shoplifting items of clothing and hair accessories valued at $4,760. She is also charged with possessing pharmaceutical drugs without a prescription. She would eventually be convicted of grand theft, shoplifting and vandalism and be sentenced to three years of probation, 480 hours of community service and $10,000 worth of fines and restitution.
