On This Day - December 17, A Shot of History

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2010 – Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire. This act became the catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Bouazizi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaRdvCazpjM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUeeK3jzn4A

1978 – Manny Pacquiao, Filipino boxer, actor, singer, and politician, is born.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manny_Pacquiao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDM-1gUD13g

2011 – North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-il, reportedly dies after suffering a heart attack according to state media.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Kim_Jong-il
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5vb-OvoMXg

1989 – "The Simpsons" premieres on Fox.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR8WWFzrZAg

Produced by Anne-Sophie Goninet