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Wednesday, 10 December 2014
On this day... December 11:
On this day...
December 11
:
Republic Day
in
Burkina Faso
(
1958
)
630
– Muslims led by
Muhammad
conquered Mecca
from the
Quraysh
.
1789
– The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(The
Old Well
pictured)
, one of the
oldest public universities in the United States
and the only one to award degrees in the 18th century, received its charter.
1905
– In support of the December Uprising in
Moscow
, the Council of Workers' Deputies of
Kiev
stage a mass uprising, establishing the
Shuliavka Republic
in the city.
1962
– Convicted murderers
Ronald Turpin
and
Arthur Lucas
were the last two persons to be
executed
in Canada.
2006
– The first action in the
Mexican Drug War
took place as President
Felipe Calderón
ordered
Mexican military
and
Federal Police
units into the state of
Michoacán
.
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