page_title: December 1959
section_title: December 16, 1959 (Wednesday)
hierarchical_section_title: December 1959 / December 16, 1959 (Wednesday)
caption_attribution_description: English: This is an FBI mugshot of Chicago mobster, Roger Touhy. Français&#160;: Photo d'identité judiciaire de FBI du gangster américain Roger Touhy
context_page_description: The following events occurred in December 1959:
context_section_description: The improvisational comedy troupe Second City was founded at 1842 N. Wells Street in Chicago. Its cast has included such stars as Alan Arkin, Bill Murray, Mike Myers, Chris Farley, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and John Candy.
  Also in Chicago, Prohibition-era gangster Roger Touhy was killed outside of his home at 125 North Lotus Avenue. He had been released from prison on November 24 after serving nearly twenty-six years.
  The Supreme Court of Japan reversed lower court ruling in the Sunakawa case, and held that the presence of United States forces in Japan did not violate that nation's Constitution.
  China Airlines, the Taiwanese national carrier, was founded.
caption: Touhy
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