A bit of December 19th history…
1732 - Benjamin Franklin, under the name Richard Saunders, begins publication of “Poor Richard’s Almanack”
1776 - Thomas Paine publishes his 1st “American Crisis” essay, beginning “These are the times that try men’s souls” (date disputed)
1918 - Robert Ripley began his “Believe It or Not” column
1941 - Adolf Hitler takes complete command of German army
1950 - Chinese invasion of Tibet forces the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to flee
1971 - Stanley Kubrick’s x-rated film “A Clockwork Orange” premiers (pictured)
1984 - Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sign the Sino-British Joint Declaration to transfer Hong Kong back to China in 1997
A bit of December 19th history… 1732 - Benjamin Franklin, under...