What Happened On December 19

What Happened On Dec 19 Timeline

1777 Dec 19
to 1778 Jun 19
 George Washington and His Troops Winter at Valley Forge
With the winter setting in the prospects for campaigning being greatly diminished, General George Washington sought quarters for his men. Washington and his troops had just fought what wa...
1842 Dec 19 Hawaiian Independence Recognized by the United States
Faced with the problem of foreign encroachment of Hawaiian territory, His Hawaiian Majesty King Kamehameha III deemed it prudent and necessary to dispatch a Hawaiian delegation to the Uni...
1861 Dec 19 Confederate Recruiting Hampered in Blackwater Creek Skirmish
The Skirmish at Blackwater Creek (actually a river) or Skirmish at Milford was an American Civil War skirmish that took place in central Missouri on December 19, 1861 near present day Val...
1862 Dec 19 Battle of Jackson, TN
Description: The engagement at Jackson occurred during Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Expedition into West Tennessee, between December 11, 1862, and January 1, 1863. Forrest wished t...
1903 Dec 19 Williamsburg Bridge Opens
On December 19, 1903, New Yorkers celebrated the opening of the Williamsburg Bridge, the second of three steel-frame suspension bridges to span the East River. Designed by Leffert L. Buc...
1938 Dec 19 Agatha Christie publishes Hercule Poirot's Christmas
It was published in US by Dodd, Mead and Company in February 1939 under the title of Murder for Christmas. This edition retailed at $2.00. A paperback edition in the US by Avon books in 1...
1946 Dec 19 First Indochina War Begins with French Landings in Indochina
The First Indochina War (also known as the French Indochina War, the The Anti-French War, the Franco-Vietnamese War, the Franco-Vietminh War, the Indochina War, the Dirty War in France an...
1961 Dec 19 "Judgment At Nuremberg" Is Released
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) is a fictionalized film account of the post-World War II Nuremberg Trials, written by Abby Mann and directed by Stanley Kramer, starring Spencer Tracy, Burt L...
1963 Dec 19 "The Pink Panther" Is Released
1968 Dec 19 "If..." Is Released
if.... is a 1968 award-winning feature film by British director Lindsay Anderson satirising English public school life. Famous for its depiction of a savage insurrection at a public schoo...
1968 Dec 19 "The Little Drummer Boy" First Airs
In 1968, Rankin-Bass produced a stop motion animated Christmas television special based on The Little Drummer Boy. The film names the drummer boy Aaron and expands the song's storyline to...
1974 Dec 19 The Man with the Golden Gun (film) released
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) is the ninth spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. An adaptation of Ian Fleming's...
1979 Dec 19 "Being There" Is Released
Being There is a 1979 film directed by Hal Ashby, adapted from the 1971 novel written by Jerzy Kosiński. The film stars Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richa...
1982 Dec 19 Tacoa Power Plant Explosion
In terms of death and injuries the Tacoa disaster was the worst oil-storage fire in history. More than 150 people perished, including 53 firefighters, 14 electric-company workers, and te...
1982 Dec 19 The King of Comedy is Released
The King of Comedy is an American comedy film made in 1981 starring Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis, and directed by Martin Scorsese. It was released in Iceland on December 19, 1982 and su...
1983 Dec 19 "Reuben, Reuben" Is Released
Reuben, Reuben is a 1983 comedy drama film. It stars Tom Conti, Kelly McGillis, Roberts Blossom, Cynthia Harris, and Joel Fabiani. The film was adapted by Julius J. Epstein from the pl...
1986 Dec 19 "Platoon" Is Released
Platoon is a 1986 war film written and directed by Oliver Stone and starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe. It is the first of Stone's Vietnam War trilogy, followed by 1989...
1989 Dec 19 MST3K Ep. 105 - "The Corpse Vanishes"
Bela Lugosi plays a botanist who uses the blood of brides to create a youth potion for his elderly wife. This is the oldest feature film to be MSTied.
1996 Dec 19 "The Andrea Doria" - Season 8 Episode 10 of Seinfeld Premiers
"The Andrea Doria" is the 144th episode of American television sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 10th episode for the 8th season. It aired on December 19, 1996. Plot Summary: George is ...
1997 Dec 19 SilkAir Flight 185 Crash
Eighteen months after the crash of a Silk Air jet in Indonesia, families of the 103 passengers and crew who died are still waiting for an official explanation. GEOFFREY THOMAS has found e...
1997 Dec 19 Titanic (film) released
Titanic is a 1997 American romance film directed, written, co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron based on the sinking of the RMS Titanic. It features Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Buka...
1997 Dec 19 Tomorrow Never Dies released
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) is the eighteenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Bruce Feirstein wrote the scre...
2000 Dec 19 "Finding Forrester" is released
Finding Forrester is a 2000 movie, written by Mike Rich and directed by Gus Van Sant, about a teenager, Jamal Wallace, played by Rob Brown, who is accepted into a prestigious private high...
2000 Dec 19 Snoop Dogg Releases Album "Tha Last Meal"
Tha Last Meal is the fifth album by rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on December 19, 2000. The album included the singles "Snoop Dogg (What's My Name Pt. 2)" and "Wrong Idea" featuring ...
2001 Dec 19 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film) released
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson based on the similarly titled first volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of t...
2001 Dec 19 "The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring" Is Released
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson based on the similarly titled first volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of t...
2006 Dec 19 Hannah Montana Sountrack Holiday Edition Is Released
A holiday edition of the Hannah Montana Soundtrack was released to the iTunes Music Store on December 19, 2006. This version includes all the songs from the original soundtrack plus a cov...
2006 Dec 19 Nas Releases Hip Hop Is Dead
Hip Hop Is Dead is a studio album by American rapper and hip hop artist Nas, released December 19, 2006. The LP is Nas' eighth album overall of all-original material, while serving as his...
2006 Dec 19 "Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey" Rifftrax is Released
You know Dasher, of course. And Dancer, no need to refresh your memory there. Prancer, you go way back. Vixen is as familiar to you as Comet, not to mention dear old Cupid. Donner and Bli...
2007 Dec 19 Detroit Pistons defeat Boston Celtics, 87-85
It was like hearing a song that reminds you of an old flame, or maybe walking past a bakery and smelling a pie that takes you back to happy days in the kitchen of your youth. The Garde...
2007 Dec 19 "Grape lady falls!" Hits Youtube, Fans of Epic Faceplants Rejoice
A news reporter falls while she is stomping grapes.
2008 Dec 19 Boston Celtics defeat Chicago Bulls, 126-108
A lot of basketball needs to be played before we learn if today's Celtics could run with the Chicago Bulls' 72-win team of 1995-96. But by running past the Bulls last night, today's Celti...
2009 Dec 19 New York Rangers defeat Philadelphia Flyers, 2-1
PHILADELPHIA - The one guy who probably could use a benching continues to be the one guy the Rangers can't get along without. The Rangers were snowed in here Saturday night, in more wa...
2009 Dec 19 Ottawa Senators defeat Minnesota Wild, 4-1
Before Saturday's game at Ottawa, the Wild was 10-2-1 in its past 13 -- the hottest team in the West. And it gained four points in the standings. Four points! "If you're following t...
2009 Dec 19 Sacramento Kings defeat Milwaukee Bucks, 96-95
It's Boston star Kevin Garnett one night, and a few nights later it's Portland power forward LaMarcus Aldridge. If that's not enough, how about Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum a...
2009 Dec 19 Toronto Maple Leafs defeat Boston Bruins, 2-0
TORONTO - For virtually his entire rookie season, the Bruins’ Tuukka Rask has been a exercise in fluidity. The 22-year-old (9-2-2, 1.97 goals-against average, .932 save percentage ente...