Squiz the Day / 19 December 2022
19 December 2022
Saint Nicholas Day in Eastern Christian countries
Actor Jake Gyllenhaal’s birthday (1980)
Anniversary of:
• the release of Charles Dickens’ Yuletide tale A Christmas Carol in Britain (1843)
• the death of Emily Brontë (1848)
• the first radio broadcast from space – US President Eisenhower sent a Christmas message (1958)
• the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration to transfer Hong Kong back to China in 1997 (1984)
• the impeachment of US President Bill Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice (1998)
And it’s 6 days until Christmas…
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