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On this day - 1843 (Charles Dickens); December 19th
Topic Started: 19 Dec 2015, 04:34 AM (257 Views)
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Tuesday, December 19, 1843. : Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol' was published for the first time


When in his early twenties, Dickens became a journalist. His writings were very popular and read extensively. His novella "A Christmas Carol" was first published on 19 December 1843, and thousands of copies were sold before Christmas Eve that year. The story tells of an old and bitter miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, who, on being visited by the ghost of his deceased business partner Jacob Marley, undergoes a profound transformation, becoming the kind and generous character he was before bad life experiences embittered him. The themes of social injustice and poverty are obvious throughout the story, and it remains to this day an enduring tale of man's need for love and forgiveness.


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A few things from 20th century history that grab my attention for December 19th


1995Queen Elizabeth askes Prince Charles and Diana to divorce
1988Unexploded WW II bomb found in Frankfurt, Germany - 5,000 evacuated
1984China Premier Zhao Ziyang and Margaret Thatcher sign Hong Kong Treaty
1969Beatle's 7th Christmas album is released
1950Tibet's Dalai Lama flees Chinese invasion
1946War breaks out in Indochina as Ho Chi Minh attacks French in Hanoi
1939Russian air and ground attack against Finnish positions near Summa
1922Mrs Theres Vaughn, 24, confessed in court to being married 62 times
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19 Dec 2015, 08:02 AM
A few things from 20th century history that grab my attention for December 19th



1922Mrs Theres Vaughn, 24, confessed in court to being married 62 times
That's about 1.6 per month in her short adult life up to that point

Found this on internet -
1922 In a Sheffield, England, courtroom, accused bigamist Theresa Vaughn admitted under oath that in the past five years she had acquired 61 husbands in 50 cities throughout England, Germany, and South Africa, without ever having obtained a divorce from any of them ...
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