FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019

1570-Sweden, Denmark sign Peace of Stettin

1577-Francis Drake sets sail from England to go around the world

1734-England, Russia sign trade agreement

1759-First music store in America opens (Philadelphia)

1843-"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens published, 6,000 copies sold

1903-Italo Marcioni patents the ice cream cone (New Jersey)

1916-Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian, Italian troops in 24 hours in Tyrol

1918-U.S. army of occupation crosses the Rhine, enters Germany

1920-Netherlands breaks contact with kingdoms of Serbia, Croatia and Slavia

1941-U-81 torpedoes British aircraft carrier Ark Royal

1944-Japanese kamikaze crashes into U.S. cruiser Nashville, kills 138

1950-James Dean begins his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial

1961-Beatles sign a formal agreement to be managed by Brian Epstein

1966-First U.S. bombing of Hanoi

1974-Malta becomes a republic