Several Confederate veterans formed the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee.
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King George I established the Greek Presidential Guard as the royal escort.
Rudy Giuliani was named 'Person of the Year' by Time Magazine.
The Christmas carol 'Silent Night' composed by Franz Xaver Gruber was first sung at St Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, Austria.
The Treaty of Ghent was signed, which ended the War of 1812 between the US, the UK, and their allies.
The crew of NASA's Apollo 8 became the first humans to enter the Moon's orbit.
