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This is a list of selected December 19 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit.
December 19 is the 353rd day of the year ... 1875 – Carter G. Woodson, American historian and author, founded Black History Month (d. 1950) 1875 ...
1917 – A ship carrying TNT and picric acid in Halifax Harbour, Canada, caught fire after a collision and caused one of the largest accidental explosions in history (pictured). 1956 – In what became known as the Blood in the Water match at the Melbourne Olympics , the Hungarian water polo team defeated the Soviet Union 4–0 against the ...
1875 – Carter G. Woodson, historian and founder of Black History Month (d. 1950) 1906 – Leonid Brezhnev, 5th supreme leader of the Soviet Union (d. 1982) 1907 – Jimmy McLarnin, Irish welterweight boxing champion (d. 2004) 1955 – Lincoln Hall, Australian mountaineer and author (d. 2012)
Harriet Tubman is one of the most famous Black historical figures out there. She was born into slavery in Maryland in the early 19th century. She was born into slavery in Maryland in the early ...
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Britney Spears has a message for her two boys!. As her two sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James Federline, celebrate their birthdays, the pop icon honored them with an Instagram post.Jayden James ...
8. As Emma Watson left her 18th birthday party, paparazzi "laid down on the pavement and took photographs up [her] skirt, which were then published on the front of the English tabloid [newspapers ...