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10 December 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 10 December 2016 was a Saturday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Black Beatles” by Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane.
- Top Film of 2016
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2016 was Captain America: Civil War.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2016–17 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 10 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 10 December 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 10 December 2016 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 10 December
- 1995 The Israeli army withdraws from Nablus pursuant to the terms of Oslo Accord.
- 1996 The new Constitution of South Africa is promulgated by Nelson Mandela.
- 1999 Helen Clark is sworn in as Prime Minister of New Zealand, the second woman to hold the post and the first following an election.
- 2015 Rojava conflict: The Syrian Democratic Council is established in Dêrik, forming the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria.
- 2017 ISIL is defeated in Iraq.
Famous people born on December 10
- Kenneth Branagh, British actor director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1960)
- Teyana Taylor, American singer, songwriter, choreographer, and actress (born 1990)
- Joe Burrow, American football player (born 1996)
- Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor (1957–2012)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2016 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2016 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 10 – 73rd Golden Globe Awards: The Revenant wins the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, with Leonardo DiCaprio winning the award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and Alejandro G. Iñárritu winning Best Director.
- January 14 – The nominees for the 88th Academy Awards are announced at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. The nominees for Best Picture are The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Room, and Spotlight.
- March 4 – Walt Disney Animation Studios' 55th feature film, Zootopia, is released in theatres to acclaim as the studio's most critically well-received film since 1994's The Lion King.
Life in the US in 2016
President
Barack Obama
Gas (per gallon)
$2.14
Loaf of Bread
$1.99
Average House
$307,800
Weekly Wage
$843
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