2014 A live Ebola sample is mistakenly sent to a U.S. Center for Disease Control laboratory that does not meet safety and security standards for handling the virus; a laboratory worker is being monitored for 21 days due to potential exposure
2013 To avoid Obamacare penalties, today is the last day consumers in the U.S. can sign up for the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act
2013 Before celebrating Christmas Mass, Pope Francis pays a visit to Pope Benedict XVI at his retirement home
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2012 Pakistan's government announces it will accord recognition to the Republic of Kosovo
2012 A video of SpaceX's latest test of the company's Grasshopper rocket with vertical takeoff and vertical landing, is released; the rocket rose 131 feet, hovered and landed safely on the landing pad December 17, 2012
2011 The world's oldest performer, Dutch actor and singer, Johannes Heesters, dies at the age of 108
2011 Cuba announces plans to release 2,900 prisoners, including political prisoners
2010 Heavy snowfall causes large-scale disruptions in Europe
2010 In a new deal, France is contracted to build two warships for Russia
Source: brainyevents.com
Compiled by Lerato Sebe
