Treaty of Ghent Ends War of 1812
1814

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Birth of Kit Carson
1809

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"Silent Night" Written In 3 Hours
1818

When he discovered his organ had broken down on the afternoon of Christmas Eve, 1818, Austrian parish priest Josef Mohr sat down and wrote out the words to a new Christmas hymn. Then he visited his organist, Franz Grüber at his home, and together they set "Silent Night" to music. Accompanied by a guitar, they performed it for the first time that evening at Christmas Eve Mass.

Fire Destroys Library of Congress
1851

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Rebs Found KKK
1865

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Birth of Howard Hughes
1905

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Ike Assumes Supreme Command
1943

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