What happend on 19th December

18.12
20.12
1916

The Battle of Verdun ended.

1912

William H. Van Schaick, captain of the steamship General Slocum which killed over 1,000 people was pardoned by President Taft after 3 1/2 years in Sing Sing prison .

1842

United States recognizes the independence of Hawaii

1835

Toledo Blade newspaper begins publishing.

1828

John C. Calhoun pens South Carolina Exposition and Protest, protesting the Tariff of 1828.

1777

George Washington's army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

1732

Benjamin Franklin publishes Poor Richard's Almanack

1187

Pope Clement III elected