Unofficial ceasefires sprang up across World War I’s Western Front.
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The Treaty of Ghent was signed, which ended the War of 1812 between the US, the UK, and their allies.
James Cook visited Christmas Island.
Eleven kindergarten children were killed after a minivan plunged into a roadside pond in Jiangxi, China.
Rudy Giuliani was named 'Person of the Year' by Time Magazine.
The first great fire of early San Francisco started on the east side of the Plaza.
