December 2 in history: • 1823 – U.S. president James Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine, a proclamation of opposition to European colonialism in the New World. → go there • 1927 – The Ford Motor Company introduced the second version of the Model A (pictured), its first new model in 18 years. → go there • 1950 – Korean War: UN forces began a retreat from North Korea following defeat at the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River. → go there • 1989 – The Malayan Communist Party and the Malaysian government signed a peace accord to end a 21-year communist insurgency. → go there • 2015 – In San Bernardino, California, a married couple carried out a mass shooting at a Christmas party before fleeing and dying in a shootout with police. → go there Born 1872: Irene Vanbrugh Wiki link Died 1885: Allen Wright Wiki link Born 1915: Austen Deans Wiki link Born 1995: Inori Minase Wiki link Pictured: 1928 Ford Model A.