Today in History: December 12, Supreme Court issues Bush v. Gore decision
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling released in Washington, Tuesday night, Dec. 12, 2000, is displayed outside the court. (AP Photo/Hillery Smith Garrison)
Today in history:
On Dec. 12, 2000, 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 election.
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Members of Congress applaud as a painting of former Rep. Joseph H. Rainey, R-S.C., is unveiled on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005. In 1870 Joseph Rainey became the first black person elected to the House of Representatives. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)
Members of Congress applaud as a painting of former Rep. Joseph H. Rainey, R-S.C., is unveiled on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005. In 1870 Joseph Rainey became the first black person elected to the House of Representatives. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)
In 1870, Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina became the first Black lawmaker sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives.
President Ronald Reagan comforts family members of Fort Campbell soldiers killed in Dec. 12, 1985 plane crash near Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. The Reagans attended a memorial service Fort Campbell, Ky., Dec. 16. All 247 soldiers of the 101 Airbourne Division died in the crash as they were returning home from duty in the Middle East. (AP Photo/files)
President Ronald Reagan comforts family members of Fort Campbell soldiers killed in Dec. 12, 1985 plane crash near Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. The Reagans attended a memorial service Fort Campbell, Ky., Dec. 16. All 247 soldiers of the 101 Airbourne Division died in the crash as they were returning home from duty in the Middle East. (AP Photo/files)
In 1985, 248 American soldiers and eight crew members were killed when an Arrow Air charter crashed after takeoff from Gander, Newfoundland.
Snow falls into the field from a hole in the collapsed roof of the Metrodome in Minneapolis Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. The inflatable roof of the Metrodome collapsed Sunday after a snowstorm that dumped 17 inches (43 cms) on Minneapolis. No one was hurt, but the roof failure sent the NFL scrambling to find a new venue for the Vikings’ game against the New York Giants. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
Snow falls into the field from a hole in the collapsed roof of the Metrodome in Minneapolis Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. The inflatable roof of the Metrodome collapsed Sunday after a snowstorm that dumped 17 inches (43 cms) on Minneapolis. No one was hurt, but the roof failure sent the NFL scrambling to find a new venue for the Vikings’ game against the New York Giants. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
In 2010, the inflatable roof of the Minneapolis Metrodome collapsed following a snowstorm that had dumped 17 inches on the city. (The NFL was forced to shift an already rescheduled game between the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants to Detroit’s Ford Field.)
French President Francois Hollande, right, French Foreign Minister and president of the COP21 Laurent Fabius, second right, United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres, left, and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hold their hands up in celebration after the final conference at the COP21, the United Nations conference on climate change, in Le Bourget, north of Paris on Dec. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
French President Francois Hollande, right, French Foreign Minister and president of the COP21 Laurent Fabius, second right, United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres, left, and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hold their hands up in celebration after the final conference at the COP21, the United Nations conference on climate change, in Le Bourget, north of Paris on Dec. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
In 2015, nearly 200 nations meeting in Paris adopted the first global pact to fight climate change, calling on the world to collectively cut greenhouse gas emissions but imposing no sanctions on countries that didn’t do so.
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, leaves federal court after his sentencing in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. Cohen was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for an array of crimes that included arranging the payment of hush money to two women that he says was done at the direction of Trump. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, leaves federal court after his sentencing in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. Cohen was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for an array of crimes that included arranging the payment of hush money to two women that he says was done at the direction of Trump. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
In 2018, Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s one-time fixer, was sentenced to three years in prison for crimes that included arranging the payment of hush money to conceal Trump’s alleged sexual affairs.
Supporters of President Donald Trump who are wearing attire associated with the Proud Boys attend a rally at Freedom Plaza, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
Supporters of President Donald Trump who are wearing attire associated with the Proud Boys attend a rally at Freedom Plaza, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
In 2020, thousands of Trump supporters gathered in Washington for rallies to back his efforts to subvert the election he lost to Joe Biden.