This Day in History: Dec. 16
Also on this day: (Universal History Archive/Getty Images) The entertainment trade publication Variety comes out with its first weekly issue.President Harry S.Truman proclaims a national state of emergency in order to fight “world conquest by Communist imperialism.” A United Air Lines DC-8 and a TWA Super Constellation collide over New York City, killing 134 people.The government halts its swine flu vaccination program following reports of paralysis apparently linked to the vaccine. Harland Sanders, founder of the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant chain, dies in Shelbyville, Ky., at age 90.