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Notable events for December 13 to 19 across history
A compact rundown lists major events: Drake’s three year voyage begins in 1577. Apollo 17 crew in 1972. Cardinal Law resigns in 2002. Saddam Hussein captured in 2003. Amundsen reaches the South Pole in 1911. Hurricane Michelle aid to Cuba in 2001. Sandy Hook shooting in 2012. Venera 7 soft landing in 1970. Carter recognizes China in 1978. Valley Forge winter 1777. Empire Service BBC starts 1932. Clinton impeachment 1998. Kim Jong Il dies in 2011. and related historic context.
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Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Cuba
United States
Sandy Hook
Newtown
Conn
Continental Army
George Washington
Valley Forge
BBC World Service
Empire Service
U.S
House of Representatives
Bill Clinton
North Korea
Kim Jong II