Historical Events for 15th December 2022

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1569 - Hunted by Queen Elizabeth I for treason in "The Rising of the North", Charles Neville, Earl of Westmorland, escapes to Scotland.
1840 - Napoleon Bonaparte receives a French state funeral in Paris 19 years after his death
1863 - Romania's mountain railway, from Anina to Oravita, opens
1944 - Hizbu'allah (Arm forces for Allah) forms
1965 - D Heneker and J Taylor's musical "Charlie Girl" premieres in London
1980 - Premier Queddei troops conquers Chad capital N'djamena
1986 - CIA director William J. Casey suffers a cerebral seizure
2011 - ESPN and the NCAA extend their TV rights deal through 2023-24, giving the network worldwide multi-media rights to 24 NCAA championships for various sports; deal worth $500m
2017 - Anita Hill is appointed to lead a Hollywood commission on sexual harassment, spearheaded by Kathleen Kennedy
2020 - MacKenzie Scott announces she has given away more than $4 billion to 384 nonprofit organizations across the US

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