December 9, 1972 (Saturday)
- Pilot Martin Hartwell was rescued in the Canadian Arctic more than a month after he and three other persons had crashed near Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories. The plane's disappearance had led to the largest aviation search in Canada's history.
- Died Louella Parsons, 91, American gossip columnist
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Famous quotes containing the word december:
“Work—work—work,
In the dull December light,
And work—work—work,
When the weather is warm and bright—
While underneath the eaves
The brooding swallows cling
As if to show me their sunny backs
And twit me with the spring.”
—Thomas Hood (1799–1845)