Several Confederate veterans formed the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee.
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The Christmas carol 'Silent Night' composed by Franz Xaver Gruber was first sung at St Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, Austria.
The Texas Seven held up a sports store.
Rudy Giuliani was named 'Person of the Year' by Time Magazine.
Jan van Riebeeck departed for Cape of Good Hope to found the first permanent European settlement.
King George I established the Greek Presidential Guard as the royal escort.
