1776 Thomas Paine publishes his 1st "American Crisis" essay beginning "These are the times that try men's souls" (date disputed) 1783 William Pitt the Younger becomes the youngest ever British Prime Minister at age 24 1932 British Broadcasting Corp begins transmitting overseas 1950 Chinese invasion of Tibet forces the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to flee 1958 1st radio broadcast from space, US President Dwight D. EisenhowerChristmas message "to all mankind, America's wish for peace on Earth and goodwill to men everywhere" 1984 Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sign the Sino-British Joint Declaration to transfer Hong Kong back to China in 1997 | 
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