December 1999

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December 2 - The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive.
December 3 - After rowing for 81 days and 2,962 nautical miles (5486 km), Tori Murden becomes the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by rowboat alone when she reaches Guadeloupe from the Canary Islands
December 3 - NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere.
December 12 - President Lt. General Umar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir of Sudan dismisses the National Assembly during an internal power struggle between him and speaker of the Parliament Hasan al-Turabi.
December 14 - Algerian Ahmed Ressam was arrested while crossing the United States-Canada border at Port Angeles, Washington when United States Customs found explosives in the trunk of his automobile. The arrest caused fears of a terrorist attack in the United States and was a major factor in the cancellation of a public New Year's celebration in Seattle. Ressam was later convicted in a plot to bomb Los Angeles International Airport on New Year's Eve.
December 15 - Torrential rains caused catastrophic floods and mudslides in the coastal regions of Venezuela, killing an estimated 25,000 people and leaving 100,000 others homeless.
December 17 - Iraq disarmament crisis: The United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (Unmovic) is created to replace UNSCOM. The U.N. Security council once again orders Iraq to allow inspections teams immediate and unconditional access to any weapons sites and facilities. Iraq rejects the resolution.
December 18 - NASA launches into orbit the Terra platform carrying five Earth Observation instruments, including ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS and MOPITT.
December 20 - Macau is handed over to the People's Republic of China by Portugal. Vermont's Supreme Court orders the state to legalize same-sex unions.
December 21 and December 22 - The Spanish Civil Guard intercepts near Calatayud (Zaragoza) a Madrid-bound van driven by ETA and loaded with 950 kg of explosives. The next day, another van loaded with 750 kg is found not far from there. The incident is known as "la caravana de la muerte" (the caravan of death). Shortly after 9/11, ETA confirmed their plan had been to blow down Torre Picasso.
December 24 - Indian Airlines Flight 814, which was en route from Kathmandu, Nepal to Delhi, India was hijacked and taken to Kandahar, Afghanistan
December 29 - Former Beatle George Harrison is stabbed several times in the chest by Michael Anram, who had broken into his home. Harrison's wife wrestles the knife out the assailant's hand before the police arrives. The man apparently believed that Harrison was the devil. He was later charged with attempted murder
December 31 - Boris Yeltsin resigns as President of Russia, to be replaced by Vladimir Putin. Five hijackers, who had been holding 155 hostages on an Indian Airlines plane, leave the plane with two Islamic clerics that they had demanded be freed. Start of Millennium celebrations worldwide (technically the Millennium starts in 2001 not 2000). HM Queen Elizabeth II opens the Millennium Dome at Greenwich, London. Concerns of serious Y2K problems with computer systems. The Panama Canal

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January 1 - The Euro currency is introduced.

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December 2 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

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1409 - The University of Leipzig opens.

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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" ^[2] (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" ^[3]
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The Union Flag is the official flag used by the government to represent Northern Ireland. The former official flag, the Ulster Banner, continues to be used by groups (such as some sports teams) representing the territory in an unofficial manner (see Northern Ireland flags issue).
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Northern Ireland

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Politics of Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Assembly Acts: Acts
Members: 1998 - 2003 - 2007
Elections: 1998 - 2003 - 2007
Presiding Officer

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December 3 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

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1800 - Battle of Hohenlinden, which was an Austrian Defeat

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Tori Murden is the first woman to have crossed the Atlantic Ocean by rowboat alone. She completed the journey on December 3, 1999.

Thirty-six years old at the time^[1]
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Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres (41.1 million square miles), it covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface.
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rowing is the act of propelling a boat using the motion of oars in the water. The difference between paddling and rowing is that with rowing the oars have a mechanical connection with the boat whereas with paddling the paddles
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Région Guadeloupe

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Location

Administration
Capital Basse-Terre
Regional President Victorin Lurela
(PS) (since 2004)
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Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias
Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands

Flag Coat of arms

Anthem: Arrorró
Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Official language(s) Spanish
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December 3 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

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1800 - Battle of Hohenlinden, which was an Austrian Defeat

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA logo
Motto: For the Benefit of All^[1]

NASA seal
Agency overview
Formed 29 July 1958

Headquarters Washington D.C.

Annual Budget $16.
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Mars Polar Lander was part of the NASA Mars Surveyor '98 program, which consisted of two spacecraft launched separately, the Mars Climate Orbiter (formerly the Mars Surveyor '98 Orbiter) and the Mars Polar Lander (formerly the Mars Surveyor '98 Lander).
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Mars

Mars as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope
Orbital characteristics
Epoch J2000<ref name="nssdc" />
Aphelion distance: 249,228,730 km
1.66599116 AU
Perihelion distance: 206,644,545 km
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December 12 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

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Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir (Arabic: عمر حسن احمد البشير, born January 1 1944) is a Sudanese military leader, politician, and current president of Sudan.
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Motto
"Al-Nasr Lana" (Arabic)
"Victory is Ours"
Anthem
نحن جند للہ جند الوطن (Arabic)

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