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  • Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.
    Sunday Dec 15, 1799
    George Washington

    Death

    Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.
    Sunday Dec 15, 1799

    According to Lear, he died peacefully between 10 and 11 p.m. on Saturday, December 14, 1799, with Martha seated at the foot of his bed. His last words were "'Tis well", from his conversation with Lear about his burial. He was 67.




  • St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, California, U.S.
    Thursday Dec 15, 1966
    Walt Disney

    Death

    St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, California, U.S.
    Thursday Dec 15, 1966

    Disney had been a heavy smoker since World War I. He did not use cigarettes with filters and had smoked a pipe as a young man. In November 1966, he was diagnosed with lung cancer and was treated with cobalt therapy. On November 30 he felt unwell and was taken to St. Joseph Hospital where, on December 15, ten days after his 65th birthday, he died of circulatory collapse caused by lung cancer.




  • Washington, D.C., U.S.
    Friday Dec 15, 1989
    Invasion of Panama

    The Panamanian general assembly declaration

    Washington, D.C., U.S.
    Friday Dec 15, 1989

    Pressure mounted on Bush. Bush declared that the U.S. would not negotiate with a drug trafficker and denied knowledge of Noriega's involvement with the drug trade prior to his February 1988 indictment, although Bush had met with Noriega while Director of the CIA and had been the Chair of the Task Force on Drugs while Vice President. On 15 December, the Panamanian general assembly passed a resolution declaring that a state of war existed between Panama and the United States




  • U.S.
    Thursday Dec 15, 2005
    YouTube

    YouTube launched officially

    U.S.
    Thursday Dec 15, 2005

    Following a $3.5 million investment from Sequoia Capital in November, the site launched officially on December 15, 2005, by which time the site was receiving 8 million views a day.




  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Saturday Dec 15, 2007
    World Bank

    Aid for the world's poorest countries

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Saturday Dec 15, 2007

    Forty-five countries pledged US$25.1 billion in "aid for the world's poorest countries", aid that goes to the World Bank International Development Association (IDA), which distributes the loans to eighty poorer countries. While wealthier nations sometimes fund their own aid projects, including those for diseases, and although IDA is the recipient of criticism, Robert B. Zoellick, the former president of the World Bank, said when the loans were announced on 15 December 2007, that IDA money "is the core funding that the poorest developing countries rely on".




  • U.S.
    Friday Dec 15, 2017
    Eminem

    Revival

    U.S.
    Friday Dec 15, 2017

    The album was released on December 15, 2017, through Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records and Interscope Records.




  • Cupertino, California, United States
    Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
    Airpods

    AirPods Max Release

    Cupertino, California, United States
    Tuesday Dec 15, 2020

    AirPods Max got released in December 2020 and are Bluetooth over-the-ear headphones that take advantage of Bluetooth 5.0, as well as better ANC and battery life.


  • Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.
    Sunday Dec 15, 1799
    George Washington

    Death

    Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.
    Sunday Dec 15, 1799

    According to Lear, he died peacefully between 10 and 11 p.m. on Saturday, December 14, 1799, with Martha seated at the foot of his bed. His last words were "'Tis well", from his conversation with Lear about his burial. He was 67.


  • St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, California, U.S.
    Thursday Dec 15, 1966
    Walt Disney

    Death

    St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, California, U.S.
    Thursday Dec 15, 1966

    Disney had been a heavy smoker since World War I. He did not use cigarettes with filters and had smoked a pipe as a young man. In November 1966, he was diagnosed with lung cancer and was treated with cobalt therapy. On November 30 he felt unwell and was taken to St. Joseph Hospital where, on December 15, ten days after his 65th birthday, he died of circulatory collapse caused by lung cancer.


  • Washington, D.C., U.S.
    Friday Dec 15, 1989
    Invasion of Panama

    The Panamanian general assembly declaration

    Washington, D.C., U.S.
    Friday Dec 15, 1989

    Pressure mounted on Bush. Bush declared that the U.S. would not negotiate with a drug trafficker and denied knowledge of Noriega's involvement with the drug trade prior to his February 1988 indictment, although Bush had met with Noriega while Director of the CIA and had been the Chair of the Task Force on Drugs while Vice President. On 15 December, the Panamanian general assembly passed a resolution declaring that a state of war existed between Panama and the United States


  • U.S.
    Thursday Dec 15, 2005
    YouTube

    YouTube launched officially

    U.S.
    Thursday Dec 15, 2005

    Following a $3.5 million investment from Sequoia Capital in November, the site launched officially on December 15, 2005, by which time the site was receiving 8 million views a day.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Saturday Dec 15, 2007
    World Bank

    Aid for the world's poorest countries

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Saturday Dec 15, 2007

    Forty-five countries pledged US$25.1 billion in "aid for the world's poorest countries", aid that goes to the World Bank International Development Association (IDA), which distributes the loans to eighty poorer countries. While wealthier nations sometimes fund their own aid projects, including those for diseases, and although IDA is the recipient of criticism, Robert B. Zoellick, the former president of the World Bank, said when the loans were announced on 15 December 2007, that IDA money "is the core funding that the poorest developing countries rely on".


  • U.S.
    Friday Dec 15, 2017
    Eminem

    Revival

    U.S.
    Friday Dec 15, 2017

    The album was released on December 15, 2017, through Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records and Interscope Records.


  • Cupertino, California, United States
    Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
    Airpods

    AirPods Max Release

    Cupertino, California, United States
    Tuesday Dec 15, 2020

    AirPods Max got released in December 2020 and are Bluetooth over-the-ear headphones that take advantage of Bluetooth 5.0, as well as better ANC and battery life.


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