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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...
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Momoe Mori
Momoe Mori, Japanese entertainer
On December 8, 1987, the U.S. and the Soviet Union signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, eliminating an entire...
"The very essence of romance is uncertainty."
Oscar Wilde
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Oscar Wilde
"The very essence of romance is uncertainty."
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Arbor Day
Earliest day on which National Tree Planting Day can fall, while December 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Monday in December. (Malawi)
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December 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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