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  • SpaceX First Private Company to Launch, Orbit, and Recover Spacecraft December 8, 2010
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    SpaceX First Private Company to Launch, Orbit, and Recover Spacecraft December 8, 2010

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    With the second launch of the Falcon 9, and the first launch of the Dragon, SpaceX becomes the first private company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft. Date: December 8, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia β†’ πŸ“… Other events on December 8 πŸ“… Events on this day in 2010 πŸ“… On This Day…

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  • Metallica Performs First Seven-Continent Concert in Antarctica, December 8, 2013
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    Metallica Performs First Seven-Continent Concert in Antarctica, December 8, 2013

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    Metallica performs a show in Antarctica, making them the first musical act to perform on all seven continents. Date: December 8, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia β†’ πŸ“… Other events on December 8 πŸ“… Events on this day in 2013 πŸ“… On This Day (Today)

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  • Singapore Little India Riots After Fatal Accident December 8, 2013
    2013 events

    Singapore Little India Riots After Fatal Accident December 8, 2013

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    Riots break out in Singapore, after a fatal accident in Little India. Date: December 8, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia β†’ πŸ“… Other events on December 8 πŸ“… Events on this day in 2013 πŸ“… On This Day (Today)

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  • First Confirmed COVID-19 Case in China December 8, 2019
    2019 events

    First Confirmed COVID-19 Case in China December 8, 2019

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    First confirmed case of COVID-19 in China. Date: December 8, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia β†’ πŸ“… Other events on December 8 πŸ“… Events on this day in 2019 πŸ“… On This Day (Today)

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  • Damascus Falls to Rebels as Assad Flees Syria, December 8, 2024
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    Damascus Falls to Rebels as Assad Flees Syria, December 8, 2024

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    Damascus falls to rebels after Syrian troops withdraw and president Bashar al-Assad leaves the country as his government collapses. Israel as a result invaded into the buffer zone between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Date: December 8, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia β†’ πŸ“… Other events on December 8 πŸ“… Events on this day…

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  • HMS Spiteful Fuel Oil Trials Begin, Royal Navy Coal Obsolescence, December 7, 1904
    1904 events

    HMS Spiteful Fuel Oil Trials Begin, Royal Navy Coal Obsolescence, December 7, 1904

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    Comparative fuel trials begin between warships HMSΒ Spiteful and HMSΒ Peterel: Spiteful was the first warship powered solely by fuel oil, and the trials led to the obsolescence of coal in ships of the Royal Navy. Date: December 7, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia β†’ πŸ“… Other events on December 7 πŸ“… Events on this day in…

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  • World War I: United States Declares War on Austria-Hungary, December 7, 1917
    1917 events

    World War I: United States Declares War on Austria-Hungary, December 7, 1917

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    World War I: The United States declares war on Austria-Hungary. Date: December 7, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia β†’ πŸ“… Other events on December 7 πŸ“… Events on this day in 1917 πŸ“… On This Day (Today)

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  • Northern Ireland Parliament Votes to Remain in UK – December 7, 1922
    1922 events

    Northern Ireland Parliament Votes to Remain in UK – December 7, 1922

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    The Parliament of Northern Ireland votes to remain a part of the United Kingdom and not unify with Southern Ireland. Date: December 7, 1922 Read more on Wikipedia β†’ πŸ“… Other events on December 7 πŸ“… Events on this day in 1922 πŸ“… On This Day (Today)

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    W1XAV Telecasts First U.S. TV Ad, CBS Orchestra Program, December 7, 1930

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    W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts telecasts video from the CBS radio orchestra program, The Fox Trappers. The telecast also includes the first television advertisement in the United States, for I.J. Fox Furriers, which also sponsored the radio show. Date: December 7, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia β†’ πŸ“… Other events on December 7 πŸ“… Events on…

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  • Albert Einstein Granted American Visa December 7, 1932
    1932 events

    Albert Einstein Granted American Visa December 7, 1932

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    German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa. Date: December 7, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia β†’ πŸ“… Other events on December 7 πŸ“… Events on this day in 1932 πŸ“… On This Day (Today)

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