Today in History: December 12

Today in History
Today is Monday, Dec. 12, the 347th day of 2016. There are 19 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Dec. 12, 1946, a United Nations committee voted to accept a six-block tract of Manhattan real estate offered as a gift by John D. Rockefeller Jr. to be the site of the U.N.’s headquarters.
On this date:
In 1787, Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1870, Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina became the first black lawm