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• December 2 - Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection five days after DynegyDynegy is a large operator of power plants and a player in the natural gas liquids business, based in Houston, Texas. Once known as The Natural Gas Clearinghouse, the company adopted the more vibrant " New Economy" branding in 1998. In the years following canceled a US$8.4 billion buyout bid ( as of 2003 this was the largest bankruptcyBankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organisation to pay their creditors. A declared state of bankruptcy can be requested or initiated by the bankrupt individual or organisation, or it can be requested by in the history of the United StatesPre-Colonial America See Pre-Colonial America article''. Native Americans arrived on the North American continent in about the 9th millennium BC, give or take 5,000 years, and dominated the area until the influx of European settlers began in the early 17t).
• December 4December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. There are 27 days remaining. Events 771 Austrasian King Carloman dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne king of the now complete Frank kingdom. 1110 First Crusade: The Crusaders c - Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj, SultanA sultan Arabic ) is an Islamic monarch ruling under the terms of shariah''. The title carries moral weight and religious authority, as the ruler's role was defined in the Quran. The sultan however was not a religious teacher himself. In the Byzantine Emp of SelangorPeninsular Malaysia Selangor (population 4. 1 million) is a state in central Peninsular Malaysia. It surrounds the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. The capital city is Shah Alam and the royal capital is Klang. Selangor is also known by i and 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia dies in office.
• December 13 - Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, Raja of Perlis becomes the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
• December 14 - Annular solar eclipse
• December 18 - Two men, Ahmed Agiza and Muhammad Zery , are secretly deported to Egypt from Sweden after a request from the United States in what is believed to be a CIA-led operation. (Washington Post)
• December 27 - The People's Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade status with the United States.