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11th of December 361 Julian (often called Apostata) began his reign as sole emperor of the Roman empire.

Of course the reign began with some executions...

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On Dec. 15, 1973, the American Psychiatric Association reversed its longstanding position and declared that being gay isn't a mental illness.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2023/12/15/thisday-dec15/6131702605117/

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1843: A Christmas Carol is published

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@ponderable said
1843: A Christmas Carol is published
1984's TV movie version starring George C. Scott is truly a part of Christmas that I don't want to be without.

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220 years go the former French colony of Louisiana became part of the USA.

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@torunn said
1984's TV movie version starring George C. Scott is truly a part of Christmas that I don't want to be without.
I prefer the 1951 version with Alastair Sim.👍

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Radium was discovered 125 years ago.

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1769: James Watt applies for a patent on his steam engine

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115 year ago the advance goup of the Nimrod expedition (which aimed to reach the South Pole) had to turn back after reaching 88° 23'.

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99 years ago the Ford T production using an assembly line was started.

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Denmark's Queen Margrethe officially abdicates the throne in favour of Prince Frederik and Australian-born Princess Mary -
King Frederik X.

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40 years ago Johnny Weissmüller died.

He became a celebrity by plaing the role of Tarzan.

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200 years ago Théodore Géricault died in Paris

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@ponderable said
200 years ago Théodore Géricault died in Paris
A great romantic artist. He used real corpses for studies for his painting The Raft of the Medusa.
We heard this story in art college and it inspired one student to keep a decomposing chicken in our studio.

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