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Capricorn is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
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What Happened On December 27 1703 – Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England. 1814 – War of 1812: The American schooner USS Carolina is destroyed. It was the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson’s make-shift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson’s victory at the Battle of New Orleans. 1923 – Namba Daisuke, a Japanese student, tries to assassinate the Prince Regent Hirohito. 1939 – Erzincan, Turkey is hit by an earthquake, killing 30,000. 1942 – The Union of Pioneers of Yugoslia is founded. 1945 – The World Bank and International Monetary Fund are created with the signing of an agreement by 29 nations. 1966 – The Ce of Swallows, the largest known ce shaft in the world, is discovered in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. 1978 – Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of dictatorship. 2007 – Riots erupt in Mombasa, Kenya, after Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner of the presidential election, triggering a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis. 2008 – Israel launches 3-week operation on Gaza - Operation Cast Lead
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