Historical Events for 19th December 2022

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1154 - King Henry II of England crowned King of England
1562 - Battle at Dreux: Anne de Montmorency and huguenots under Condé captured
1859 - Grading started for Market Street RR in San Francisco
1862 - Skirmish at Jackson, Salem Church, Tennessee (80 casualties)
1917 - Quebec Bulldogs play their 1st professional hockey game
1919 - American Meteorological Society found
1969 - Beatle's 7th Christmas fan-club single is released
1980 - Mutual Broadcasting cancels Sears Radio Theater
2001 - Argentine economic crisis: December 2001 riots - Riots erupt in Buenos Aires after Domingo Cavallo's corralito measures restrict the withdrawal of cash from bank deposits.
2018 - First use of a drone to deliver vaccines - to island of Erromango, Vanuatu, by Unicef

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