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19
Dec

A CHRISTMAS STORY WAS PUBLISHED

 Brown book cover bearing the words

On December 19, 1843, English novelist Charles Dickens’ classic
story “A Christmas Carol”was published.

The first edition sold out by Christmas Eve; by the end of 1844
thirteen editions had been released. Most critics reviewed the
novella favorably.

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Charles John Huffam Dickens
(7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870)

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The ghost of Marley walking towards Scrooge, who is warming himself by the fire
"Marley’s Ghost", original illustration by John Leech
from the 1843 edition.

head and shoulders engraving of a man
John Leech (August 29, 1817 – October 29, 1864)
illustrator of the first edition.

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10
Dec

FIRST NOBEL PRIZES AWARDED ON THIS DAY

Nobel Prize - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, in
the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace
on December 10, 1901.

The ceremony came on the fifth anniversary of the death of
Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor of dynamite and other high explosives. In his will, Nobel directed that the bulk of his vast
fortune be placed in a fund in which the interest would be
“annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during
the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind.”

Although Nobel offered no public reason for his creation of the
prizes, it is widely believed that he did so out of moral regret
over the increasingly lethal uses of his inventions in war.

First Nobel Prize Award Ceremony (1901)
First award ceremony at the Royal Swedish Academy of
Music.

How Did the Nobel Prize Become the Biggest Award on Earth? | WIRED
Swedish chemist Alfred Bernhard Nobel
(21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896)

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