Portal:Current events/2008 December 7
December 7, 2008 (Sunday)
- Mary Jo Kilroy wins the final outstanding United States House of Representatives seat in the 2008 general elections by capturing the 15th congressional district of Ohio. This translates to an overall gain of 21 seats for the Democratic Party in the House. (The Hill)
- The government of the People's Republic of China lodges a protest for a meeting between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the Dalai Lama in Poland. (Voice of America)
- Rioters rampage through central Athens after a Greek law enforcement officer shoots dead a teenager. (New York Times)
- The German Federal Archives has provided Wikipedia with 100,000 historical images that cover periods such as the Weimar Republic, the colonial era, the Third Reich, and post-reunification. (Deutsche Welle)