Historical Events for 12th December 2023

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1769 - Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee
1871 - Jules Janssen discovers dark lines in solar corona spectrum
1878 - Joseph Pulitzer begins publishing the "St. Louis Post-Dispatch"
1915 - Aristide Briand forms French war government
1965 - Doug Walters makes maiden Test ton in 1st Test, goes on to 155
1965 - Chicago halfback Gale Sayers ties NFL record for most touchdowns in a game with 6 in 61–20 victory over San Francisco 49ers at Wrigley Field
1979 - Gold hits record $462.50 an ounce
1992 - 58th Heisman Trophy Award: Gino Torretta, U of Miami (QB)
2017 - Democrat Doug Jones defeats Republican Roy Moore for Alabama Senate seat in upset win marked by allegations of sexual misconduct against Moore
2019 - British General Election won by Boris Johnson's Conservative Party in landslide win with 80 seat majority. Scottish National Party also wins 48 of 59 seats in Scotland.

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