A leading Afghan Marxist, Babrak Karmal (1929-1996) became Russian puppet ruler of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan after the Russian invasion in December 1979 until his resignation "because of ...
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Nov 26 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major
events to have occurred on Dec. 3 since 1900: 1901 - The American inventor King Camp Gillette applied for
the patent for the first safety razor, ...
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Today is Saturday, Dec. 27, the 362nd day of 2008. There are four days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Dec. 27, 1968, Apollo 8 and its three astronauts made a safe, nighttime splas...
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Babrak Karmal
Reuters historical calendar - December 3
