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2. December 8 - Wikipedia

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   1962 – Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days. 1963 – Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707, is struck by lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, killing all 81 people on board. 1966 – The Greek ship SS Heraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200.

3. 1907 - Wikipedia

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   December 19 – An explosion in a coal mine in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania kills 239. December 21 – Santa María School massacre: In Chile, soldiers fire at striking mineworkers gathered in the Santa María School in Iquique; over 2,000 are killed. December 31 – The first ever "ball drop" is held in Times Square, in New York City.

4. Internet of things - Wikipedia

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   Defining the Internet of things as "simply the point in time when more 'things or objects' were connected to the Internet than people", Cisco Systems estimated that the IoT was "born" between 2008 and 2009, with the things/people ratio growing from 0.08 in 2003 to 1.84 in 2010.

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   The Great Fire of New York 1170 – Norman invasion of Ireland : English and Irish forces conquered Dublin , forcing Ascall mac Ragnaill , the last Norse–Gaelic king of Dublin, into exile. 1776 – American Revolutionary War : The Great Fire of New York (depicted) broke out during the British occupation of New York City, destroying up to ...

6. Chase's Calendar of Events - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] It includes special events, holidays, federal and state observances, historic anniversaries, and more unusual celebratory traditions. [3] Bill Chase worked as a newspaper librarian and saw a need for "a single reference source for calendar dates, and for authoritative and current information about various observances throughout the year".

7. 1938 - Wikipedia

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   December 5 – J. J. Cale, American singer-songwriter, guitarist (d. 2013) December 8 – John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor, President of Ghana; December 13 – Heino, German singer; December 15 – Juan Carlos Wasmosy, 48th President of Paraguay; December 16 – Liv Ullmann, Norwegian actress [88] December 17 – Peter Snell, New Zealand athlete (d ...