Today in History: December 11, King Edward VIII abdicates British throne

Today in history: On Dec. 11, 1936, Britain’s King Edward VIII abdicated the throne so he could marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson; his brother, Prince Albert, became King George VI. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print In 1946, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund was established. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print In 1978, nearly $6 million in cash and jewelry were stolen from the Lufthansa cargo terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport; the ‘Lufthansa Heist,’ the largest cash robbery in history at the time, was immortalized in the film ‘Goodfellas.’ President Jimmy Carter reaches over to shake hands with Sen. Randolph Jennings, D-W.Va., left, after signing the environmental Superfund legislation in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on Dec. 11, 1980. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print In 1997, more than 150 countries agreed at a global warming conference in Kyoto, Japan, to control the Earth’s greenhouse gases. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print In 1998, majority Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee pushed through three articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton, over Democratic objections.