Tuesday, December 18, 2018

History for December 18


History for December 18 - On-This-Day.com
Ty Cobb 1886 - Baseball player, Willy Brandt 1913, Betty Grable 1916 
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 Keith Richards 1943 - Musician (Rolling Stones), Steven Spielberg 1947 Movie producer-director, Brad Pitt 1963 Actor
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1865 - U.S. Secretary of State William Seward issued a statement verifying the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment abolished slavery with the declaration: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
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 1912 - The discovery of the Piltdown Man in East Sussex was announced. It was proved to be a hoax in 1953.
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