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Good News On This Day in History - December 19

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Italo Svevo , a pioneer of Italian literature, was born in Trieste , Italy , 163 years ago today .

He was a model for Leopold Bloom , the protagonist of Joyce ’s seminal novel Ulysses .

The first personal computer went on sale in the U.S. as a DIY kit, for $ 397 , the Altair 8800, in 1974 .

Also, 180 years ago today, Charles Dickens ’ book A Christmas Carol was first published.

The wildly successful novella depicts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge , an elderly miser who is visited by three ghosts.

It was a major critical and commercial success, grossing $106.3 million on its $8 million budget.

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56

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54

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27

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English

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