OTD Flashcard Week of 12/09

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What significant event occurred on December 10?

• 1901: First Nobel Prizes awarded
• 1922: Canton Bulldogs claim NFL’s first title
• 1690: First paper currency is authorized in the Colonies
• 2009: “Avatar” makes its world premiere in London
• 1898: Treaty of Paris ends Spanish‑American War

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First Nobel Prizes awarded

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What significant events occurred on December 11?

• 1936: Edward VIII abdicates
• 1997: Kyoto Protocol first adopted in Japan
• 2019: 16‑year‑old climate activist Greta Thunberg named Time’s Person of the Year
• 1978: Millions stolen from JFK Airport in infamous ‘Lufthansa heist’
• 2008: Billionaire conman Bernard Madoff arrested
• 1994: Russian forces enter Chechnya

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December 11

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What significant events occurred on December 12?

• 1980: Da Vinci notebook sells for over $5M
• 1963: Kenya declares independence from Britain
• 1970: “Tears Of A Clown” gives Smokey Robinson & The Miracles their first #1 pop hit
• 1913: Stolen “Mona Lisa” recovered in Florence
• 1937: USS Panay sunk by Japanese
• 1901: First radio transmission sent across the Atlantic Ocean

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