Century Dispatch
December 19
12 years of headlines
1927
Will Rogers Lands in Brownsville as Mrs. Lindbergh Heads South—Plus a Chilling Tale of Intoxicated Fish
Brownsville herald (Brownsville, Tex.)
1926
When Radio Picked Up Gossip & Bandits Locked Bankers in Vaults (Dec 19, 1926)
Brownsville herald (Brownsville, Tex.)
1896
Is Maceo Dead? Cuba Recruits, and a Monster Storm: Congress Demands Action (Dec. 19, 1896)
The Dalles weekly chronicle (The Dalles, Or.)
1886
Irish Tenants Defy Crown | Berlin's Military Showdown | Stanley's Secret Africa Mission
Seattle daily post-intelligencer (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.])
1876
The Case That Haunted a Man for 11 Years—Until a Sailor Walked Into the Post Office
Oxford Democrat (Paris, Me.)
1866
Burned Theaters, Fenian Scares & Political Fire: Evansville's Window on America's Fractured December 1866
The Evansville journal (Evansville, Ind.)
1865
December 1865: Fenian millions, exploding arsenals, and the debut of 'In God We Trust'
Chicago tribune (Chicago, Ill.)
1863
While the Civil War Raged, America Crowned Freedom on the Capitol Dome—and It Was a Spiritual Act
The Portland daily press (Portland, Me.)
1862
Vice President Stephens Denounces War Profiteers (Dec. 1862): When the Confederacy Turned on Its Own Speculators
Montgomery County sentinel (Rockville, Md.)
1861
A Confederate Woman's Scorching Letter to Lincoln's Secretary: Rose Greenhow Demands Justice from Prison
Arkansas true Democrat (Little Rock, Ark.)
1856
When America Was Still Building: Federal Customhouses and Holiday Shopping in December 1856
The daily union (Washington [D.C.])
1836
December 1836: When Barbershops Were Libraries and a Single Pair of Shoes Cost Half a Day's Wages
Daily national intelligencer (Washington City [D.C.])

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