Topic: Alexander Haig

Former presidential contender and South Carolina governor  Nikki Haley welcomed her husband home from a yearlong National Guard deployment, the former ambassador announced in a social media post on Saturday. 

The Washington-based Hudson Institute this week said it will bring on former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley as its new Walter P. Stern Chair.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and singer/actor Jana Kramer turn 40, among the famous birthdays for Dec. 2.

Actor Lucy Liu turns 50 and singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado turns 40, among the famous birthdays for Dec. 2.

Powers Boothe, a renowned character actor who won an Emmy for his portrayal of cult leader Jim Jones, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 68.

On Dec. 2, 1961, Fidel Castro disclosed he was a communist, acknowledging he concealed the fact until he solidified his hold on Cuba.

UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014

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Republicans meeting in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday took a moment of silence to honor some of the party's leaders who have died since the 2008 party convention.