November 27, 1980
“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: Syrian rebel groups led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham launch a ground offensive into Syria.
- 2020: Iran's top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, is assassinated near Tehran.
- 2020: Days after the announcement of its discovery, the Utah monolith is removed by recreationists.
- 2015: An active shooter inside a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, shoots at least four police officers. One officer later dies. Two civilians are also killed, and six injured. The shooter later surrendered.
2020
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- 40°F
- Low
- 31°F
- Humidity
- 65%
- Wind
- 14 km/h
The Shining
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Cannibal Holocaust
The Empire Strikes Back
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1980
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