December 19, 2015

December 19th in History Part II


On December 19th in History Part II

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On December 19th in 1861 - Battle of Black Water also known as the Black Water Bloodbath (American Civil War)

On December 19th in 1862 - Skirmish at Jackson/Salem Church, Tenn (80 casualties)

On December 19th in 1891 - 1st Negro Catholic priest ordained in US, Charles Uncles, Baltimore

On December 19th in 1907 - A coalmine explosion in Jacobs Creek, PA, killed 239 workers.

On December 19th in 1910 - 1st US city ordinance requiring white & black residential areas (Balt)

On December 19th in 1941 - US Office of Censorship created to control info pertaining to WW II

On December 19th in 1950 - Gen Eisenhower named NATO commander

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