Today's Date
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)
• Today's Date in numbers: 346
• Week number: 50
• Leap year: 2024 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: No
Sunrise, Sunset Times Today
• Sunrise time: 07:44 am
• Sunset time: 05:08 pm
• Day length: 09h 23m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase Today
• Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
• Illumination: 85%
• Moon Age: 11.04 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
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Today in History
2008
Bernard “Bernie” Madoff arrested and charged with securities fraud in what was called a $50-billion Ponzi scheme.
2006
President of Mexico Felipe Calderon launches a military-led offensive against drug cartel violence in the state of Michoacan.
2005
Cronulla riots begin in Cronulla, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
2001
People’s Republic of China joins the World Trade Organization.
1997
The Kyoto Protocol international treaty intended to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses, opens for signature.
1981
Military forces in El Salvador kill over 800 civilians in what is known as the El Mozote massacre during the Salvadoran Civil War.
1978
Massive demonstrations take place in Tehran against the shah.
1972
Challenger, the lunar lander for Apollo 17, touches down on the moon’s surface, the last time that men visit the moon.
1967
The Concorde, a joint British-French venture and the world’s first supersonic airliner, is unveiled in Toulouse, France.
1964
Frank Sinatra, Jr., is returned home to his parents after being kidnapped for the ransom amount of $240,000.
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