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On December 28, 2009, Obama, in his first address after the incident, said that the event "demonstrates that an alert and courageous citizenry are far more resilient than an isolated extremist". [86] On the same day, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) announced that it was responsible for the attempted bombing.
The December 2009 North American blizzard was a powerful nor'easter that formed over the Gulf of Mexico in December 2009, and became a major snowstorm that affected the East Coast of the United States and Canadian Atlantic provinces. The snowstorm brought record-breaking December snowfall totals to Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Philadelphia.
The prominence of Christmas Day increased gradually after Charlemagne was crowned Emperor on Christmas Day in 800. [36] King Edmund the Martyr was anointed on Christmas in 855 and King William I of England was crowned on Christmas Day 1066. [37] The coronation of Charlemagne on Christmas of 800 helped promote the popularity of the holiday.
Part of the Tornadoes of 2009 and 2009–10 North American winter 1 Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale The 2009 North American Christmas blizzard was a powerful winter storm and severe weather event that affected the Midwestern United States , Great Plains , Southeastern United States, the Eastern Seaboard , and parts of Ontario .
The Christmas Specials of Strictly Come Dancing have been aired each year since 2004. Between 2004 and 2009, the specials feature celebrities from the current and past series. Between 2010 and 2013 and 2021 onwards, the specials featured celebrities who were unable to compete in the main series due to time constrictions.
Christmas Eve is not a designated federal holiday. Still, U.S. presidents, including Joe Biden and Donald Trump, have used the holiday to grant a day off to the country's more than 2 million ...
A post shared on social media purportedly shows a recent video of a Christmas day attack on church in the West Bank. Verdict: False The video is from 2022. ... The video appears to date back to ...
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