What happened on Tuesday December 09, 2014?

Here's what happened on December 09, 2014:

• CIA Torture Report Released The Democrat-controlled Senate Intelligence Committee released a critical report on Bush-era CIA interrogation methods, prompting the Obama Administration to place US embassies worldwide on high alert.
• CIA Torture Report Details Revealed A comprehensive 6,700-page report detailing the CIA's use of torture on detainees between 2001 and 2006 was released, exposing controversial interrogation practices.
• Ancient Shell Engravings Discovered Penn State University published findings in Nature about 430,000-year-old shell engravings discovered by Eugene Dubois in Java in 1891, potentially reshaping understanding of early human artistic expression and tool use.
• Turkish Soldiers Killed Near Syrian Border Three Turkish Army soldiers were killed in a gunfire incident at Ceylanpinar, prompting a local investigation into potential cross-border origins of the attack, underscoring tensions in the region.
• Suicide Bombing in Yemen Seven soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing attack by Ansar al-Sharia at a southern Yemeni army base, highlighting ongoing regional instability and terrorist threats.
• Bus Bombing in the Philippines A passenger bus was targeted in a bombing attack, resulting in 11 fatalities and 21 injuries, demonstrating ongoing terrorist threats in the region.
• Al Qaeda Releases French Hostage Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb released Serge Lazarevic, a French hostage who had been seized in Mali three years prior, marking a significant diplomatic development.
• Supreme Court Rules on Amazon Employee Compensation The US Supreme Court ruled 9-1 in Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk that Amazon employees are not entitled to compensation for time spent undergoing security checks after their shifts.
• Pirate Bay Taken Offline Swedish police seized the servers of the Pirate Bay, effectively taking the controversial file-sharing website offline.
• Rugby Player Convicted of Murder Craig Field, a former National Rugby League player, was convicted of murdering Kelvin Kane at the Kingscliff Hotel in 2012 by an Australian court in Lismore.

Events in 2014

December 09, 2014: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Newspapers from Dec. 09, 2014

December 09, 2014: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on December 09, 2014:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $91.23
• Apple AAPL: opens at $110.19
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $47.11
• General Electric GE: opens at $25.46
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $160.84

Exchange Rates on December 09, 2014:

• 1 USD = 0.8077 EUR
• 1 USD = 119.543 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.6378 GBP
• 1 USD = 1.2058 AUD
• 1 USD = 1.1441 CAD

December 09, 2014: What were the main match results that day?

Conference - Football (United Kingdom)

• Forest Green - Woking : 2 - 1
• Lincoln - Nuneaton Town : 3 - 1
• Telford United - Welling United : 1 - 2
• Torquay - Halifax : 2 - 1

December 09, 2014 was a Tuesday and it was the 343rd day of the year 2014 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 09, 2014 can also be written as 12/9/2014 in the US and as 9/12/2014 in UK and Europe.

December 09, 2014 in December 2014 calendar

Famous people died on December 09, 2014:

• Sacvan Bercovitch

  Canadian-american author, critic, and academic (b. 1933).

• Jorge María Mejía

  Argentinian cardinal (b. 1923).

• Blagoje Paunović

  Serbian footballer and manager (b. 1947).

• Jože Toporišič

  Slovenian linguist and author (b. 1926).

Famous people who died in 2014

Famous people who died on December 9th

December 09, 2014: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 09, 2014 was Blank Space by Taylor Swift, according to the music chart for the week December 8th and December 14th.

1. Taylor Swift - Blank Space
2. Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass
3. Hozier - Take Me To Church
4. Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
5. Maroon 5 - Animals

December 09, 2014: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on December 09, 2014 was I Don't F**k With You by Big Sean Featuring E-40, according to the music chart for the week December 8th and December 14th.

1. Big Sean Featuring E-40 - I Don't F**k With You
2. I LOVE MAKONNEN Featuring Drake - Tuesday
3. Beyonce - 7/11
4. Bobby Shmurda - Hot Boy
5. Rae Sremmurd - No Type

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 9th is Sagittarius.

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Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn.

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December 09, 2014: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 09, 2014 is Horse and the associated element is Wood.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on December 09, 2014 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 09, 2014 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on December 09, 2014 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 83% full, rising at 07:45 pm and setting at 09:56 am.

The previous full moon was on Dec 06, 2014 while the next full moon would come on Jan 05, 2015.

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Your place in the Universe on December 09, 2014

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Someone born on December 09, 2014 is:

10 years 5 months old,

or 125 months and 5 days old,

or 544 weeks and 1 day old,

or 3809 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 09, 2014?

There are 209 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Tuesday December 9th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on December 09, 2014?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on December 09, 2014.

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