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Friday, December 27, 1996

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  • "We are hoisting the flag of a general strike to punish outrages of the Kim Young Sam government."

    -- Federation of Korean Trade Unions statement



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    Today's Events


  • The Spanish Film Academy will announce the films nominated for its Goya prizes.

  • The Population Institute releases its year-end world population overview in Washington, D.C.

  • Romanian Foreign Minister Adrian Severin makes an official visit to Budapest, Hungary, following the ratification of a political treaty between the two countries.

  • The All-College Basketball Tournament, America's oldest college basketball tournament, opens in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

  • The World Enduro Championship Kart Races open at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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    On the horizon


  • On Saturday, December 28, Tunisia's main opposition party, Mouvement des Democrates Socialistes (MDS), opens its party congress.

  • On Sunday, December 29, Guatemalan government officials and leaders of the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unit (UNRG) are expected to sign a peace accord ending Guatemala's 36-year civil war, the last and longest in Central America.

  • On Monday, December 30, Nepal's House of Representatives conducts its final day of debate on a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.

  • On Tuesday, December 31, Pope John Paul II celebrates vespers and the traditional end of the year "Te Deum" at the Vatican.

  • On Wednesday, January 1, most of the world celebrates the beginning of a new year.

  • On Thursday, January 2, the Congo begins census of voters in preparation for a July presidential election.

  • On Friday, January 3, the London International Boat Show opens.

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    On this day


  • In 1703, England and Portugal signed the Methuen Treaty, under which the Portuguese agreed to admit English textiles, which they had previously prohibited, and the English agreed to import wines at a duty rate lower than that imposed on French wines.

  • In 1822, Louis Pasteur, the French chemist and bacteriologist, was born. He originated the heat process known as Pasteurization, used to destroy micro-organisms in certain foods and drinks.

  • In 1831, the British Admiralty survey ship HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin aboard, set out from Plymouth on its scientific voyage round the globe.

  • In 1901, Marlene Dietrich, the German actress, was born as Maria Magdalene von Losch.

  • In 1927, Leon Trotsky was expelled from the Soviet Communist Party.

  • In 1932, the Radio City Music Hall opened to the public in New York.

  • In 1945, the International Monetary Fund was established in Washington.

  • In 1948, Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty, Catholic primate of Hungary, was arrested for anti-Communist statements.

  • In 1949, Indonesia became legally independent from the Netherlands.

  • In 1972, Belgium became the first NATO country to establish diplomatic relations with East Germany.

  • In 1972, Lester Pearson, the Canadian statesman and prime minister (1963-68), died. He won the Nobel Peace Price in 1957 for his efforts to resolve the Suez crisis of 1956.

  • In 1978, King Juan Carlos ratified Spain's first democratic constitution.

  • In 1979, Afghan President Hafizullah Amin was executed following a coup backed by Soviet forces.

  • In 1984, four police officers went on trial in Warsaw for the killing of pro-Solidarity priest Father Popieluszko.

  • In 1989, Egypt and Syria resumed full diplomatic relations after a 12-year break.

  • In 1991, all 129 passengers and crew survived when a Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) airliner crash-landed and broke into three pieces minutes after taking off from Stockholm.

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    Newslink


    The federal government announced plans for a new digital TV transmission standard Thursday that many will lead to a convergence of the computing and television industries. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab is one of the groups likely to have a hand in shaping the digital future. Visit their site for a peek at technology just around the corner.


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    Holidays and more


  • Canada, Ireland and the Vatican City State continue their observances of Christmas.

  • Fashion designer Bernard Lanvin is 61.

  • Physician William Howell Masters is 81.

  • Comedian Anna Russell is 85.

  • Psychologist Lee Salk is 70.

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    Sources: Associated Press,
    Chase's Calendar of Events 1996, J.P. Morgan



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