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Thursday December 19, 2013 This is the 353rd day of the year, with 12 days remaining in 2013. Fact of the Day: human voice The human voice can shatter a crystal glass. A singer can shatter a crystal glass by following a simple technique. First, the singer must have perfect pitch and a capacity to hold the pitch for a time. Second, the natural frequency of vibration for the glass must be determined by tapping the glass with a tool for tapping bottles. Third, the singer must then sing in the same note as the natural frequency of the glass, increase the frequency to 130 decibels, and hold it for a time. When the singer achieves this sound, the glass will begin to vibrate and then shatter.
Holidays Feast day of St. Timothy, St. Gregory of Auxerre, St. Anastasius I of Antioch, and St. Nemesius of Alexandria.
Events 1154 - Henry II was crowned king of England.
1562 - The French Wars of Religion between the Huguenots and the Catholics began with the Battle of Dreux.
1732 - Benjamin Franklin began publishing "Poor Richard's Almanac."
1777 - General George Washington led his army of about 11,000 men to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to camp for the winter. Nearly 3000 died during the very severe winter.
1842 - Hawaii's independence was recognized by the United States.
1843 - "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens was published.
1871 - Corrugated paper was patented by Albert L. Jones of New York.
1903 - The Williamsburg Bridge opened, spanning the East River between New York City and Brooklyn.
1950 - General Dwight D. Eisenhower was named Supreme Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military forces.
1972 - Apollo 17, the sixth and last of the Apollo landing missions, safely returned to Earth.
1984 - Britain and China signed an accord to return Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty on July 1, 1997.
1997 - The epic movie "Titanic," the highest grossing film ever made, opened in American movie theaters.
1998 - U.S. President Bill Clinton was impeached by the Republican-controlled House for perjury and obstruction of justice, becoming only the second chief executive to be ordered to stand trial in the Senate. Andrew Johnson, like Clinton, was impeached and acquitted.
2000 - The U.N. Security Council voted to impose broad sanctions on Afghanistan's Taliban rulers unless they closed terrorist training camps and surrendered U.S. embassy bombing suspect Osama bin Laden.
Births 1683 - Philip V, the first Bourbon King of Spain.
1906 - Leonid Brezhnev, a leader of the Russian Communist Party.
1915 - Edith Piaf (Gassion), French cabaret singer, actress.
1944 - Peter Tosh (born Winston Hubert McIntosh), pioneer reggae musician.
Deaths 1848 - Emily Brontë, English poet and novelist who wrote "Wuthering Heights."
2000 - John Lindsay, American politician and former New York City mayor.
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