On December 15th in History
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On December 15th in 1979 - The former shah of Iran, Muhammad Riza Pahlavi, left the United States for Panama. He had gone to the U.S. for medical treatment on October 22, 1979.
On December 15th in 1979 - In a preliminary ruling, the International Court of Justice ordered Iran to release all hostages that had been taken at the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979.
On December 15th in 1981 - The U.S. Congress passed $200 billion spending bill. At the time it was the largest in U.S. history.
On December 15th in 1983 - The last 80 U.S. combat soldiers in Grenada withdrew. It was just over seven weeks after the U.S.-led invasion of the Caribbean island.
On December 15th in 1992 - IBM announced it would eliminate 25-thousand employees in the coming year.
On December 15th in 1995 - The U.N. Security Council authorized NATO to take over the peacekeeping operations in Bosnia.
On December 15th in 1996 - Boeing Co. announced plans to pay $13.3 billion to acquire rival aircraft manufacturer McDonnell Douglas Corp.
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