January 12, 1959
“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.
- 2020: Taal Volcano in the Philippines erupts and kills 39 people.
- 2015: Government raids kill 143 Boko Haram fighters in Kolofata, Cameroon.
- 2012: Violent protests occur in Bucharest, Romania, as two-day-old demonstrations continue against President Traian Băsescu's economic austerity measures. Clashes are reported in numerous Romanian cities between protesters and law enforcement officers.
- 2010: Iranian physicist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi was assassinated while leaving his home for the University of Tehran, where he was a professor.
2016
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- 37°F
- Low
- 22°F
- Humidity
- 63%
- Wind
- 16 km/h
The Chipmunk Song
Sleeping Beauty
Antonia's Line
Ben-Hur
Some Like It Hot
House on Haunted Hill
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