Thursday December 11, 2003

Historical Events

• Spamming: Virginia indicts one man and two men on felony charges of violating state laws regarding bulk e-mail solicitations.
• At a Maryland conference, electronic voting is under scrutiny.
• Pentagon investigations revealed that Halliburton charged the US Army more for fuel in Iraq. Before becoming Vice President of America, Dick Cheney was Chairman of Halliburton.
• At 1230 UTC (1030 UTC), an explosion at a money exchange in a shopping area near Tel Aviv kills three people and injures at most 18 others in Israel. According to police, the explosion was likely caused by criminal activity rather than terrorists.
• Quebec's general strike interrupts traffic and ports, as well as day-care services and non-essential surgeries. The strike was called to protest the Charest government's policies.
• US Economy: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 10,000 for the first-time since May 24, 2002. [10]
• According to the Inuit Circumpolar Conference, it plans to petition the inter-American Human Rights System to declare that global warming is violating basic rights of Inuit people. They claim that the greenhouse effect will result in the end of their way of living, and it will be exacerbated by the USA not signing the Kyoto Protocol. [11] [12]
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What happened on December 11 in history? Find out the list of December 11th major events

What was 2003 famous for? Discover everything about 2003

Who died on December 11, 2003?

• Ann Petersen
• Ahmadou Kourouma
• Paulos Tzadua

Other December 11th famous deaths

• Sam Cooke

  American performer with incredible singing talent, whose mixture of pop and gospel laid the foundations for the rise of modern soul music.

• Sam Cooke

  American performer with incredible singing talent, whose mixture of pop and gospel laid the foundations for the rise of modern soul music.

• Arthur Mullard

  English comedy actor (Born 1910).

• Lee Wiley

  American jazz singer (Born 1908).

See all famous people who died on December 11th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Sagittarius

Sagittarius personality

Who should a Sagittarius marry?

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

Personality of December born

Chinese Zodiac

Goat

The day of the week was Thursday.

December 11th marks the 344th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2003.

There are 20 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

December 2003 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. OutKast - Hey Ya!
2. Ludacris - Stand Up
3. OutKast - The Way You Move
4. Kelis - Milkshake
5. Beyonce - Baby Boy

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Will Young - Leave Right Now
2. Shane Richie - I'm Your Man
3. Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne - Changes
4. The Black Eyed Peas - Shut Up
5. Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules - Mad World

Top #5 R&B songs

1. R. Kelly - Step In The Name Of Love
2. Alicia Keys - You Don't Know My Name
3. Jagged Edge - Walked Outta Heaven
4. OutKast Featuring Sleepy Brown - The Way You Move
5. Ludacris Featuring Shawnna - Stand Up

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Sin Bandera - Mientes Tan Bien
2. Los Huracanes del Norte - Nomas Por Tu Culpa
3. Obie Bermudez - Antes
4. Luis Miguel - Te Necesito
5. Conjunto Primavera - Ave Cautiva

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $37.97
• Apple AAPL: opens at $20.25
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $26.59
• General Electric GE: opens at $29.74
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $91.96

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 108.0 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.3164 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.269 CHF
• 1 EUR = 131.86 JPY
• 1 EUR = 0.6994 GBP