December 19th in History
December 19th1154 Henry II was crowned, at Westminster Abbey.
1606 English entrepreneurs set sail in the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery to establish a colony at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States.
1783 William Pitt the Younger became the youngest British Prime Minister, at the age of 24 years, 6 months and 21 days.
In 1903, the Williamsburg Bridge in New York City opened to traffic. At the time it was the longest suspension bridge in the world.
1966
For reasons that are never fully explained, a Los Angeles radio station announces that Mick Jagger had died.
1606 English entrepreneurs set sail in the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery to establish a colony at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States.
1783 William Pitt the Younger became the youngest British Prime Minister, at the age of 24 years, 6 months and 21 days.
In 1903, the Williamsburg Bridge in New York City opened to traffic. At the time it was the longest suspension bridge in the world.
1966
For reasons that are never fully explained, a Los Angeles radio station announces that Mick Jagger had died.
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