| December 17th 1792 | | Opening of 1st legislative assembly of Lower Canada in Qu‚bec city
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| December 17th 1798 | | 1st impeachment trial against a US senator (Wm Blount, TN) begins
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| December 17th 1819 | | Congress of Angostura establishes Colombia's independence from Spain
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| December 17th 1821 | | Kentucky abolishes debtors prisons
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| December 17th 1832 | | HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin sails in Strait Le Maire
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| December 17th 1852 | | 1st Hawaiian cavalry organized
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| December 17th 1860 | | Anaheim Township created in Los Angeles County
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| December 17th 1862 | | Gen US Grant issues order #11, expelling Jews from Tennessee
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| December 17th 1864 | | Battle of Franklin, TN
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| December 17th 1865 | | Franz Schubert's "Unvolendete" Symphony," premieres
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| December 17th 1875 | | Violent bread riots in Montr‚al
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| December 17th 1885 | | France declares Madagascar a protectorate
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| December 17th 1887 | | Georges Feydeaus' "Tailleur Pour Dames" premieres in Paris
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| December 17th 1892 | | Tsjaikovski's ballet "Casse-noisette," premieres in St Petersburg
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| December 17th 1893 | | Russia ratifies Duple Alliance with France
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