Once Upon A Time – Dec. 19 – 1783 – William Pitt The Younger Becomes Youngest Ever British Prime Minister At 24

1776 Thomas Paine publishes his 1st “American Crisis” essay beginning “These are the times that try men’s souls” (date disputed).

1783 William Pitt the Younger becomes the youngest ever British Prime Minister at age 24.

1903 Miserable Sundar Singh Had a Vision of Christ

1932 British Broadcasting Corp begins transmitting overseas.

1950 Chinese invasion of Tibet forces the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to flee.

1958 1st radio broadcast from space, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower Christmas message “to all mankind, America’s wish for peace on Earth and goodwill to men everywhere”.

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.

1986 Pastor Abel Kolawole passes in his nineties. He had fled home under threat of death after his conversion, changed his name from Orisagbemi Owoahere, and evangelized among the Yoruba and Nupe peoples of Nigeria, despite threats by Muslims and pagans.

Today’s Historical Events
Today in Film & TV
1960 Frank Sinatra’s 1st session with Reprise Records (“Ring-A-Ding-Ding”).

1971 Stanley Kubrick’s X-rated film “A Clockwork Orange” based on the book by Anthony Burgess and starring Malcolm McDowell premieres.

Today in Sport
2010 “Miracle at the New Meadowlands”, Philadelphia Eagles trail New York Giants by 21 points with eight minutes to play, before scoring 4 touchdowns in final 7 minutes, including dramatic walk-off punt returned for a touchdown by DeSean Jackson.

Do you know this fact about today? Did You Know?
1843 “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens is published, 6,000 copies sold.

Would you believe this fact about today? Would You Believe?
1922 Theresa Vaughn, 24, confesses in court in Sheffield, England, to being married 61 times over 5 years in 50 cities in three countries.