{"id":102665,"date":"2017-12-04T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=102665"},"modified":"2017-12-02T14:26:47","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T14:26:47","slug":"this-week-in-history-157","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2017\/12\/this-week-in-history-157\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in History"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dec 4-10, 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing… not healing, not curing… that is a friend who cares.\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 – Henri Nouwen<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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DECEMBER 04<\/strong><\/p>\n

2013\u00a0 <\/strong>Xavier Bettel<\/a> becomes Luxembourg<\/a>\u2018s first openly gay<\/a> Prime Minister<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2006\u00a0 <\/strong>Six black youths<\/a> assault a white teenager in Jena, Louisiana<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2005\u00a0 <\/strong>Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy<\/a> and call on the government<\/a> to allow universal and equal suffrage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1998\u00a0 <\/strong>The Unity Module<\/a><\/em>, the second module of the International Space Station<\/a>, is launched.<\/p>\n

1993\u00a0 <\/strong>A truce is concluded between the government of Angola<\/a> and UNITA<\/a> rebels.<\/p>\n

Angolan Civil War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n