Page 7: Historical Events In December - 11
Tuesday, 16 December 2025
1985 The most expensive non-oil acquisition in U.S. history took place. General Electric Company agreed to buy RCA Corporation for $6.3 billion on December - 11. 

1986 On December - 11 paul Keenan, actor (Summer Fantasy), dies at 30 

1990 On December - 11 13 die in 83 vehicle accident in Chattanooga TN, due to fog 

1990 On this day in history uS 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) returns from space 

1990 Fernand J Collin, Belgian economist/banker, dies at 92 on this day in history. 

1991 On December - 11 william Kennedy Smith found not guilty of rape 

1991 On December - 11 artur Lundkvist, Swedish writer/Prof (Swedish Academy), dies 

1992 Michael Robbins, actor (Lunch Hour, On the Buses), dies at 62 on this day in history. 

1993 Ales Gartner, Slavic ski trainer of Norway, dies at 45 on this day in history. 

1994 On December - 11 stanislaw Maczek, Polish/British general-major (WW II), dies at 102 

1995 Arthur Mullard, comedian, dies at 82 on December - 11. 

1996 On this day in history herbert Sally Frankel, economist, dies at 93 

1997 On this day in history judge Thomas Penfield Jackson of federal district court issues preliminary injunction forcing Microsoft to stop, at least temporarily, requiring manufacturers to install its Internet Explorer on PCs. 

1997 On this day in history kenneth WIlliam Gatland, aerospace scientist, dies at 73 

2005 On December - 11 205 Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal fire north of London causes widespread damage. 

2006 On this day in history the Holocaust conference is opened in Tehran, Iran by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. 

2007 In Algiers, Algeria, two bombs explode within ten minutes of each other, the first near a UN office and the other detonated close to the Algerian Supreme Court. The official death count for both blasts stands as 31 on this day in history. 

2012 On December - 11 125 people are killed and 200 are injured by bombings in Aqrab, Syria 

2014 On this day in history cIA Director John Brennan defends interrogation methods used after 9/11 but admits some methods were "abhorrent" 

2017 On this day in history saudi Arabia announces an end to its 35 year ban on cinemas 

2017 On December - 11 uS Senator Kirsten Gillibrand calls for the resignation of President Donald Trump given 16 women have accused him of sexual harassment 

2017 Landmark trial for Huntington's disease in London announces positive results - first time a drug has been able to slow an incurable brain disorder on this day in history. 

2017 On this day in history rahul Gandhi, son of former Prime Minister Rajiv Ghandi, is elected leader of the Indian National Congress 

2017 Six wildfires in Southern California now cover area larger than New York City and Boston combined on this day in history. 

2017 Attempted suicide terrorist bomb attack in New York wounds 3, bomb fails to fully detonate on this day in history. 

2018 On this day in history time Magazine Person of the Year 2018 is "the Guardians" journalists targeted for their work, including Jamal Khashoggi 

2018 On this day in history the Artic is experiencing "unprecedented warmth" caused by human-caused climate change, according to US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Report 

2019 Climate activist Greta Thunberg is named Time magazine's Person of the Year on December - 11. 

2020 US Supreme Court rejects lawsuit by Texas to overturn Jo Biden 's election in four battleground states, endorsed by 17 Republican attorney generals on this day in history. 

2020 The European Union agrees to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% over the next decade on this day in history. 

2024 On December - 11 fIFA announces that Morocco, Portugal and Spain will jointly host the 2030 World Cup, with anniversary matches to be held in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, while Saudi Arabia is confirmed as the host for 2034. 

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