December 8, 1952
“Some days are just meant to be remembered.”
The alliance announced new restrictions on aid to refugees streaming across the borders. Officials cautioned that humanitarian assistance.
Microsoft trial enters second week as prosecutors detail evidence of monopolistic practices.
Local officials report broad consensus on appropriations measure; committee meets later this week to reconcile differences.
Technology shares led the broader market higher as investors poured cash into Internet stocks. Analysts predict continued growth.
Wall Street closes at record highs for seventh consecutive trading session.
- 2024: The Syrian civil war ended when Bashar al-Assad's party, the Syrian Ba'ath Party, surrendered to the Syrian opposition.
- 2019: First confirmed case of COVID-19 in China.
- 2013: After a fatal bus accident in the Little India subzone of Singapore, angry mobs of workers attacked the bus involved and emergency vehicles, the first riot in the country in over 40 years.
- 2013: Metallica (pictured) played a concert in Antarctica, becoming the first band to perform on all seven continents.
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- 49°F
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- 32°F
- Humidity
- 85%
- Wind
- 9 km/h
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Ikiru
Crash
Singin' in the Rain
High Noon
Ivanhoe
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1952
The world on the day you were born