December 25 1066 William the Conqueror was crowned King of England. 1776 George Washington crossed the Delaware River and surprised the Hessians. 1868 President Andrew…
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This Day In History — “Silent Night” is composed
December 24 1524 Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama died in Cochin, India. 1814 The War of 1812 between America and Britain ended with the signing…
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This Day In History — “‘Twas the night before Christmas” is published
December 23 1783 George Washington resigned as commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army. 1788 Maryland voted to cede a 100-square-mile area for the District of Columbia.…
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This Day In History — Obama repeals “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
December 22 1772 Construction of the first schoolhouse west of the Allegheny Mountains was started in Schoenbrunn, Ohio, by Moravian missionaries. 1807 The U.S. Congress…
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This Day In History — Louisiana Territory Purchase
December 20 1790 Samuel Slater built the nation’s first cotton mill in Pawtucket, R.I. 1803 The United States purchased the Louisiana territory from France for…
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This Day In History — Dickens publishes “A Christmas Carol”
December 19 1732 Benjamin Franklin began publishing Poor Richard’s Almanac. 1776 Thomas Paine published his first American Crisis essay, in which he wrote, “These are…
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This Day In History — 13th Amendment abolishes slavery in United States
December 18 1737 Violin maker Antonio Stradivari died in Cremona, Italy. 1787 New Jersey became the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. 1865 Slavery…
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This Day In History — Boston Tea Party Occurs
December 16 1653 Oliver Cromwell became lord protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland. 1773 The Boston Tea Party took place. 1916 Grigori Rasputin assassinated by…
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This Day In History — Walt Disney Dies
December 15 1791 The Bill of Rights took effect with Virginia’s ratification of it. 1890 Sioux Indian chief Sitting Bull was killed by Native American…
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This Day In History — DNA is synthesized
December 14 1799 George Washington died at age 67. 1819 Alabama became the 22nd state in the United States. 1911 Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became…
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