What Happened in Dec 2010
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Mount Carmel Forest Fire
A 14-year-old boy from the Carmel region admitted Monday to throwing a piece of burning coal into the forest and causing what later became the... Read more
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NASA Discovers New Life Form
A new species of bacteria found in California's Mono Lake is the first known life-form that uses arsenic to make its DNA and proteins, scientists... Read more
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Ron Santo Dies
Ron Santo played his last of 15 Major League seasons for the crosstown Chicago White Sox, but he was always a Cub. A star third baseman and part of... Read more
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US and Japan Commence Largest-Ever Joint Military Exercise as South Korea Threatens North with Air Strikes
Japan and the US began their biggest-ever joint military exercise today, as South Korea warned it would carry out air strikes against North Korea... Read more
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Don Meredith Dies
Don Meredith, an all-pro quarterback who made his greatest impact on the game after he finished playing, died Sunday at a Santa Fe, New Mexico,... Read more
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Julian Assange Is Arrested By London Metropolitan Police
The founder of whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, Julian Assange, has been refused bail by a court in London but vowed to fight extradition to... Read more
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World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Released
With the release of Cataclysm, the maximum player level has been raised from 80 to 85. The game's two main continents, Kalimdor and Eastern... Read more
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Elizabeth Edwards Dies
You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces – my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience... Read more
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Imprisoned Chinese Dissident Liu Xiaobo Receives Nobel Peace Prize in Absentia
This fact (Xiaobo's imprisonment) alone shows that the award was necessary and appropriate. Read more
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Cam Newton, Aurburn Quarterback, Wins Heisman Trophy
Cam Newton of Auburn Unitvesity was selected as the 76th winner of the Heisman Memorial Trophy as the Most Outstanding College Football Player in... Read more
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Bernard Madoff's Son Mark Commits Suicide
The Saturday morning suicide of Mark Madoff, found hanging by a dog leash from a pipe in the ceiling of his New York apartment, was a shocking... Read more
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Richard Holbrooke Dies
Richard C. Holbrooke, the high-octane diplomat who spearheaded the end of the Bosnian war and most recently served as the Obama administration's... Read more
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Timothy Davlin Dies
Illinois State Police are investigating the death of Springfield Mayor Timothy Davlin, whose body was found in his home Tuesday after he failed to... Read more
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Motörhead release The Wörld Is Yours
The Wörld Is Yours is the twentieth album by British rock band Motörhead, first released on 14 December 2010 by Future PLC's Classic Rock magazine.... Read more
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Christmas Island Boat Disaster
The death toll from the Christmas Island shipwreck could rise as high as 50, Prime Minister Julia Gillard confirmed today. Ms Gillard told a... Read more
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Blake Edwards Dies
The American film-maker, Blake Edwards, has died in southern California at the age of 88, his publicist has said. Edwards died of complications... Read more
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Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire, triggering mass anti-government protests across Tunisia
It started with a young man who set himself on fire, acting out of desperation after police confiscated the fruits and vegetables he sold without a... Read more
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Don Van Vliet, aka 'Captain Beefheart', Dies
Don Van Vliet, who became a rock legend as Captain Beefheart, died today from complications from multiple sclerosis in California. His passing was... Read more
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United States Senate Votes To Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
The Senate on Saturday struck down the ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military, bringing to a close a 17-year struggle over a... Read more
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South Korea Conducts Live Fire Drill On Yeonpyeong Island
North Korea did not retaliate as threatened Monday after a South Korean military exercise that it had warned could lead to war. At the same... Read more
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Lunar Eclipse - First One on Winter Solistice Since 1638
In 2010, for the first time since 1638, a total lunar eclipse falls on the winter solstice—a stargazing event almost anyone in North America will... Read more
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David Nolan Dies
David Nolan, whose opposition to the Vietnam War and President Richard M. Nixon’s wage and price controls impelled him in 1971 to join with a few... Read more
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Fred Foy Dies
Fred Foy, whose booming voice announced the arrival of The Lone Ranger TV series in the 1950s, has died. He was 89; he died of natural causes, said... Read more