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December 7Until December 26 at various locations in the Ari area of Bangkok, see Root Strata, a show by a dynamic group of young emerging international photographers, all studying at the Stamford International University. See the photos and pick up the Seed Ari Art Map from FabCafe Bangkok, Porcupine Café, Aran Bicicletta and Tokyo Bike. For more details, go to www.facebook.com/theseedcollective In 1999, the Recording Industry Association of America sues the peer-to-peer file-sharing service Napster for breaking copyright laws. |
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December 8See popular Danish pop-rock group Michael Learns to Rock when they return to Thailand to play a concert in Bangkok. As part of their 25-year anniversary, the trio will be playing many of their hits for Thai fans from 8 pm at Royal Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon. Tickets are 2,500 to 4,500 baht from Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 262 3456. In 1980, English musician John Lennon is shot to death by Mark David Chapman in front of the Dakota apartment building in New York City. |
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December 9Birthday wishes go out to veteran American actor and producer John Malkovich (1953). In 1965, the first in a series of Peanuts TV specials, A Charlie Brown Christmas, debuts in the US. |
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December 10In 1955, Mighty Mouse Playhouse, an American TV series featuring animated short films starring Mighty Mouse, premieres in the US. In 1932, Thailand becomes a constitutional monarchy. |
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December 11In 1968, the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, featuring the Rolling Stones, Jethro Tull, the Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, and the Dirty Mac with Yoko Ono is filmed in London. In 1998, Thai Airways Flight 261 crashes near Surat Thani Airport, killing 101 people. The pilot is thought to have lost control in poor weather conditions. Ninety passengers and 11 crew members die. |
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December 12In 1964, American pop duo the Righteous Brothers releases one of their biggest hit singles, "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling". The song is later ranked No. 34 on the list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone. In 1963, Kenya gains independence from the United Kingdom. |
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December 13Happy Birthday to American singer-songwriter and actress Taylor Swift (1989). In 1972, Apollo astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin the third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA), or "Moonwalk," of Apollo 17. To date they are the last humans to set foot on the Moon.
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