December 24, 2013

December 24th in US History P5


On December 24th in US History
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On December 24th in 2003 Dec 24, A US federal appeals court blocked the Bush administration from implementing a major environmental rule change that would have allowed power plants to upgrade their facilities without installing anti-pollution equipment.

On December 24th in 2003 Dec 24, Several Air France flights to Los Angeles were cancelled stranding hundreds of people in Paris on Christmas Eve amid fears of a terrorist attack.

On December 24th in 2003 Dec 24, It was reported that US and Russian experts recovered 37 pounds of weapons-grade uranium, enough to develop a nuclear warhead, from a closed atomic facility in Bulgaria.

On December 24th in 2004 Dec 24, US Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, bearing gifts of praise and encouragement, paid a surprise Christmas Eve visit to US troops in some of the most dangerous areas of Iraq.

On December 24th in 2005 Dec 24, The Japanese government said it has decided to move forward with a ballistic missile defense program with the United States

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