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1917 – 1986Desi Arnaz (1917-1986)Died 2 December 1986, aged 69Cuban-born actor and bandleader who co-starred in and produced the pioneering sitcom I Love Lucy with his wife Lucille Ball. Through their company Desilu, he helped pioneer the multi-camera format and rerun syndication model still used in television today. He died in California of lung cancer.
1917Jones-Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans US citizenshipUS Congress extends citizenship to island residentsThe act conferred statutory US citizenship on residents of Puerto Rico and reorganized the territory's government structure. It also made Puerto Rican men eligible for the military draft shortly before US entry into the war.