A plot to blow up Napoleon Bonaparte with a barrel of gunpowder failed.
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The crew of NASA's Apollo 8 became the first humans to enter the Moon's orbit.
The Treaty of Ghent was signed, which ended the War of 1812 between the US, the UK, and their allies.
King George I established the Greek Presidential Guard as the royal escort.
Rudy Giuliani was named 'Person of the Year' by Time Magazine.
Eleven kindergarten children were killed after a minivan plunged into a roadside pond in Jiangxi, China.
