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Events in December 2017 8
20172017: Lewis HamiltonMercedesHamilton won his fourth title, seeing off a strong challenge from Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.
2017Everest RescueDuring a summit of Everest, abandoned his own climb to rescue a Malaysian climber stranded in the death zone at over 8,000 metres, carrying the man on his back to safety.
2017Final Film RoleMade her final film appearance in How to Be a Latin Lover.
2017Infinity Mirrors at the Hirshhorn and Kusama Museum OpensA 50-year retrospective featuring six Infinity Mirror Rooms opened at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC, generating 34,000 Instagram posts and 330 million social media impressions — making her the defining artist of the Instagram age. In Tokyo, the Yayoi Kusama Museum opened, dedicated to exhibiting her work.
2017Killing CommendatorePublished Killing Commendatore, a Gatsby-meets-Genji novel about a portrait painter who discovers a hidden painting in an attic. The book was another international bestseller.
2017Little Women on the BBCHeidi Thomas's adaptationA three-part BBC series stars Maya Hawke as Jo, with Emily Watson as Marmee and Angela Lansbury as Aunt March.
2017Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capitalUS policy shift reverses decades of diplomatic precedentPresident Donald Trump announced US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and pledged to move the American embassy there, breaking with decades of US policy treating the city's status as unresolved. The decision drew condemnation from Palestinian leaders and much of the international community. It triggered protests across the Middle East.
2017Bitcoin price surges near 20,000 dollarsCryptocurrency mania peaks before sharp crashBitcoin's price rose from roughly 1,000 dollars at the start of the year to nearly 20,000 dollars in mid-December, driven by speculative retail investment. The surge brought cryptocurrency into mainstream public awareness for the first time. Prices collapsed sharply in the weeks that followed.