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December 26, 2014

In 1799, more than 4,000 people attended George Washington's funeral. In 1846, members of the Donner Party, trapped without food in the Sierra Nevada mountains, resorted to cannibalism. In 1898,...

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December 25, 2014

In 1776, George Washington and the Continental Army crossed the Delaware River to attack British forces at Trenton, N.J., the following day. In 1868, President Andrew Johnson granted an unconditional...

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December 24, 2014

In 1777, Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, was discovered by James Cook. In 1814, the Treaty of Ghent was signed, ending the War of 1812. In 1906, the first radio broadcast was transmitted,...

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December 23, 2014

In 1783, George Washington resigned as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House. In 1823, A Visit from St. Nicholas (The Night Before Christmas) was published anonymously. In...

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December 22, 2014

In 1808, Ludwig van Beethoven conducted the premiere of his Fifth Symphony in Vienna. In 1891, asteroid 323 Brucia was the first asteroid discovered using photography. In 1937, New York City's Lincoln...

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December 21, 2014

In 1620, the Pilgrims, aboard the Mayflower, landed at Plymouth Rock. In 1879, Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House made its world premiere in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,...

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