On this day: December 11

POSTED: 08:24 PM PST Dec 10, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Dec 10, 2012 

The world's first motor show opens in Paris, Marie Curie receives her second Nobel Prize, Muhammad Ali fights his last fight, and Bernie Madoff is arrested, all on this day.

OTD December 11 - Bernie Madoff
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2008: Bernard Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme. He would eventually plead guilty to 11 federal felonies and be sentenced to 150 years in prison.

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