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December 5 is the 339th day of the year (340th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 26 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 63 BC – ...
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Armed conflicts and attacks. Syrian civil war. 2024 Syrian opposition offensives. 2024 Hama offensive. The Syrian Army says that it has withdrawn from the city of Hama in order to "protect the lives of civilians" after rebel forces enter the city.
Saint Nicholas Day, also called the "Feast of Saint Nicholas", observed on 6 December (or on its eve on 5 December) in Western Christian countries, and on 19 December in Eastern Christian countries using the old church Calendar, is the feast day of Saint Nicholas of Myra; it falls within the season of Advent. [3]
Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A founder of the Democratic Party , he won the 1836 presidential election with the endorsement of popular outgoing President Andrew Jackson and the organizational strength of his party.
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Business and economy American bank Citigroup announces plans to cut 11,000 jobs worldwide. (AP) The European Commission fines Philips, LG Electronics, Samsung SDI, Panasonic, Toshiba and Technicolor a total of €1.47 bn for fixing prices of TV cathode-ray tubes. (The Economic Times) Disasters and accidents Rescue crews head to areas of the Philippines severely affected by Typhoon Bopha. At ...
Disasters and accidents 2017 California wildfires Thomas Fire Due to persistent high winds, a fire begins and quickly spreads—at a rate of up to one acre per second—near Santa Paula, California, covering now at least 50,000 acres (200 km 2), crawling into the edges of Ventura and cutting power to 260,000 homes. 7,700 houses are under mandatory evacuation. (LA Times) (CNN) Cyclone Ockhi ...