The Treaty of Ghent was signed, which ended the War of 1812 between the US, the UK, and their allies.
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The crew of NASA's Apollo 8 became the first humans to enter the Moon's orbit.
Unofficial ceasefires sprang up across World War I's Western Front.
Eleven kindergarten children were killed after a minivan plunged into a roadside pond in Jiangxi, China.
King George I established the Greek Presidential Guard as the royal escort.
Jan van Riebeeck departed for Cape of Good Hope to found the first permanent European settlement.
