On this day in History - December 11

1913 – More than two years after it was stolen from the Louvre, Leonardo da Vinci’s painting... 1934 – Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous... 1962 –... to be executed in Canada.

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1913 – More than two years after it was stolen from the Louvre, Leonardo da Vinci’s painting Mona Lisa is recovered in Florence, Italy. The thief, Vincenzo Peruggia, is immediately arrested.
1934 – Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, takes his last drink and enters treatment for the final time.
1962 – Arthur Lucas, convicted of murder, is the last person to be executed in Canada.
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