Portal:Current events/2007 December 20
December 20, 2007 (Thursday)
- There are violent incidents in New Orleans, Louisiana as the City Council approves the demolition of 4,500 public housing units. (AP via Google News)
- 2008 United States presidential election: Tom Tancredo withdraws as a candidate for the Republican nomination and endorses Mitt Romney. (AP via The Guardian)
- The US$8 billion buyout of the Tribune Company is completed by Sam Zell. (AP via Google News)[permanent dead link]
- At 81 years, 7 months, and 29 days, Queen Elizabeth II becomes the longest-lived British monarch, surpassing the record of Queen Victoria. (BBC News)
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes 50 km (31 miles) southeast of Gisborne, New Zealand at 20:55 local time. (Stuff News)
- Sean Hoey is found not guilty of all 56 charges against him relating to the 1998 Omagh bombing. (RTÉ)