The US Office of Censorship was created to control info relating to World War II.
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The first Negro Catholic priest, Charles Uncles, was ordained in the US.
William Pitt the Younger became the youngest British Prime Minister ever at age 24.
The US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Bill Clinton, forwarding the articles of impeachment to the Senate for a trial.
A Christmas Carol by English author Charles Dickens was published.
The Williamsburg suspension bridge opened.
