China lives through 'year of extremes'

BEIJING – The number eight is considered so auspicious here that the Chinese leadership decided to launch the Summer Olympic Games at 8 p.m. on the eighth day of the eighth month of the year.

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Take msnbc.com's end-of-year brainteaser and see how much you recall.

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FirstPerson: Read stories, both happy and sad, sent in by msnbc.com readers from over the past year.

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You picked 'em! Find out what stories you chose as the year's most wonderful.

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