During the pension year ended December 31, 1960, 23 employees retired, making a total of 171 currently retired under the Company's pension plan.

During grand jury testimony in December 2003 – which was illegally leaked to the San Francisco Chronicle and published in December 2004 – Giambi allegedly admitted to using many different steroids, including fertility drugs ( which could account for his declining health in the past few years ).

During the period January 1, 1980, to December 31, 1996, spending a total time of three months or more in the Channel Islands, England, the Falkland Islands, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales precludes individuals from donating.

During the Nobel ceremony in December 1974, Hayek met the Russian dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

During this period the city of Rome changed hands three more times, first taken and depopulated by the Ostrogoths in December 546, then reconquered by the Byzantines in 547, and then again by the Goths in January 550.

During the abdication crisis of December 1936, Ribbentrop reported to Berlin that the reason the crisis had occurred was an anti-German Jewish-Masonic-reactionary conspiracy to depose Edward ( whom Ribbentrop represented as a staunch friend of Germany ), and that civil war would soon break out in Britain between the King's supporters and those of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin's.

During the Middle Ages several other days were variously taken as the beginning of the calendar year ( 1 March, 25 March, Easter, 1 September, 25 December ).

During a pre-launch session ( ESX3 ) with VMware in Oslo, Norway, December 2005, they specifically said that OS / 2's use of the CPU's ring 2 was the reason that it would not run in VMware.

During what is known as the Little Ice Age, Innocent VIII, in his papal bull Summis desiderantes ( 5 December 1484 ) instigated severe measures against magicians and witches in Germany.

During the First Boer War, the city was besieged by Republican forces in December 1880 and March 1881.

During the early period of American involvement in World War II ( December 7, 1941 – September 22, 1943 ), the Purple Heart was awarded both for wounds received in action against the enemy and for meritorious performance of duty.

During King Philip's War ( 1675 – 1676 ), a force of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Plymouth militia under General Josiah Winslow invaded and destroyed the fortified Narragansett Indian village in the Great Swamp in what is now South Kingstown, Rhode Island, on December 19, 1675.

During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany Frisch was imprisoned in Bredtveit concentration camp from 17 October 1943, then in Berg concentration camp from 22 November 1943, then in Grini concentration camp from 9 December 1943 to 8 October 1944.

During the third season, December to March, monsoon winds come from the northeast, bringing moisture from the Bay of Bengal.

During the December Solstice, the effects on both hemispheres are just the opposite.

During a storm on December 29, 1999, the Russian oil tanker Volgoneft broke in two in the Sea of Marmara, and more than 1500 tonnes of oil were spilled into the water.

During the time of her presidency she has been extremely popular among Finns: her approval ratings rose and reached a peak of 88 % in December 2003.

During December 1972, the UN General Assembly unanimously elected Maurice Strong to head UNEP.

During the final game of the season on December 24, 2000, Larry Centers became the NFL's all-time leader in catches by a running back with 685 receptions.

* December 16 – During a summit on the island of Bali, OPEC decides to raise the price of petroleum by 10 %.

* December 23 – During a bout of mental illness, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh infamously cuts off the lower part of his own left ear.

* December 10 – During the Ministerial Session of the North Atlantic Council in Brussels, Spain signs the Protocol of Accession to NATO.

During this period, Knox's wife, Marjorie, died in December 1560, leaving Knox to care for their two sons, aged three and a half and two years old.

" During an interview for Collider on August 25, 2009, Judge told them, " I like to keep the door open on Beavis and Butt-Head, because it's my favorite thing that I've ever done.

During the Financial crisis of 2007 – 2010, Bulgaria marked a decline in its economy of 5. 5 % in 2009, but quickly restored its positive growth to 0. 2 % in 2010, in contrast to other Balkan countries.

During the course of 2009, the grim forecasts for the effects of the global crisis on the Bulgarian economy largely materialized.

During the years 2000 – 2009, the mean yearly temperature was 11 ° C and the mean yearly sunshine lasted 2003 hours.

* 2009 – During the Iranian election protests, the death of Neda Agha-Soltan is captured on video and spreads virally on the Internet, making it " probably the most widely witnessed death in human history ".

During the 2009 Malagasy political crisis, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Russia is " concerned by the increased frequency of attempts on the African continent to resort to non-constitutional methods of solving internal political problems.

President Hifikepunye Pohamba suspended Lieutenant General Martin Shalli from his post as Chief of Defence Force in 2009 over corruption allegations, dating back to the time when Shalli served as Namibia ’ s High Commissioner to Zambia .. During the time of the suspension, Peter Nambundunga acted as Chief.

During the Powerboat P1 World Championship era, which spanned 2003 to 2009, there was 40 % more horsepower on a P1 starting grid than Formula 1.

During April 2009, U. S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen discussed these paradoxes: " Once this massive credit crunch hit, it didn ’ t take long before we were in a recession.

During the First ( 1994 – 1996 ) and Second Chechen Wars ( 1999 – 2009 ), Chechen rebels used RPGs to attack Russian tanks from basements and high rooftops.

During the events of the comic book mini-series Star Trek: Countdown ( which serves as the canonical prequel to the 2009 Star Trek film ), Geordi ( now a commander ) is reunited with Data and Picard during an effort to stop a massive supernova that threatens all of existence.

During the Silicon Graphics Inc .' s second bankruptcy phase, it was renamed to Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc .( GPHI ) in June 2009.

During the rescue efforts after Typhoon Ondoy ( Ketsana ) in 2009, Hormel Foods donated over 30, 000 pounds of Spam to the Philippine National Red Cross.

During an interview with Music Geek Media in May 2009, Debbi Peterson indicated that the album was in the early stages of production.

* During 2009, " state sovereignty resolutions " or " 10th Amendment Resolutions " were introduced in the legislatures of 37 states ; in seven states the resolutions passed ( Alaska, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Tennessee ).

During summer 2009, the largest capital improvement project broke ground on the Fayette campus — $ 75 million — which will include a new student center, suite-style housing, and a Liberal Arts academic building.

During the recession of 2009, destination weddings continued to see growth compared to traditional weddings, as the typically smaller size results in lower costs.

During May and July 2009 several mountains were re-surveyed by the Munro Society to determine a more accurate height reading for those mountains which are known to be close to the 3, 000 ft figure.

During the Black Saturday Fires ( February 2009 ) throughout Victoria, Wilsons Prom had been struck by lightning, which then led to the loss of up to 50 % of the park through extensive fire damage.

During a 2009 interview, Rose discussed his relationship with Kim while omitting her name, stating, " My girl has finally decided to try to shoot for Playboy, and they were kind enough to give her an opportunity to come to Houston for an interview, and we ’ re excited about that.

During the attack, both ships are pulled into the singularity and transported into the past ; the appearance of the Narada ( which arrives farther into the past than Spock's ship ) and its subsequent attack on the USS Kelvin creates an alternate timeline depicted in the 2009 Star Trek film.

During the inauguration of President Barack Obama on January 20, 2009, the Bush and Obama transition teams agreed to name Secretary of Defense Robert Gates as the " designated survivor " and he was taken to a secure location instead of attending the ceremony.

During the 2010 / 11 financial year LSE had a capital expenditure of £ 47. 0 million ( 2009 / 10 – £ 10. 6 million ).

During the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 ISCI ran under the name al-Mehrab Martyr List, the ISCI did not perform as well as they hoped to, winning 6. 6 % of vote and 52 out of 440 seats.