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December 2011 was the twelfth and final month of that common year. The month, which began on a Thursday, ended on a Saturday after 31 days. Portal:Current events. This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from December 2011.
1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin Wall in November, the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and the overthrow of the communist dictatorship ...
The number of countries in recession was 25 in Q2 2008, 39 in Q3 2008 and 53 in Q4 2008. At the steepest part of the Great Recession in Q1 2009, a total of 59 out of 71 countries were simultaneously in recession. The number of countries in recession was 37 in Q2 2009, 13 in Q3 2009 and 11 in Q4 2009.
Events from the year 1973 in the United States.The year saw a number of important historical events in the country, including the death of former President Lyndon B. Johnson, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Roe v.
Beginning December 18, 2009, President Obama authorized attacks on suspected Al-Qaeda bases in Yemen. On April 6, 2010, The New York Times reported that President Obama had authorized the targeted killing of al-Awlaki. [ 85 ]
2009); Al Lakeman, American baseball player, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Braves, and Detroit Tigers from 1942 to 1954, in Cincinnati (d. 1976 ); Joachim Müncheberg , German air force officer, commander of Jagdgeschwader 26 and 77 for the Luftwaffe during World War II , recipient of the Knight's Cross of the ...
Prosecutors in Santa Barbara, California, announce that they will file charges against the singer Michael Jackson on December 18 or 19. A major expansion of British airports is announced by the UK government, with Stansted, Heathrow and Birmingham set to gain extra runways.
October 24 – Kia Tigers won the 2009 KBO season and 2009 Korean Series, which is the first double victory since 1997. October 28 – The main opposition Democratic Party wins three out of five seats in by-elections in South Korea. November. November 7 – Pohang Steelers beating Al-Ittihad 2–1 to win the title of 2009 AFC Champions League.