Unofficial ceasefires sprang up across World War I’s Western Front.
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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.
The Christmas carol 'Silent Night' composed by Franz Xaver Gruber was first sung at St Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, Austria.
The first great fire of early San Francisco started on the east side of the Plaza.
The Treaty of Ghent was signed, which ended the War of 1812 between the US, the UK, and their allies.
