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“James River, Va. Deck and Turret of U.S.S. Monitor.” On Dec 31, 1862, the first ironclad warship commissioned by the Union Navy sank near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The USS Monitor was initially built in response to news that the Confederacy was working on an ironclad ship.

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“Game in Rochester, New York.” On Dec 30, 1907, Abraham Mills' commission concluded that #AbnerDoubleday invented the game of #baseball. Though this claim has been debunked as a myth, the National Baseball Hall of Fame is now located in the town of the sport's fabled origin.

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"Views of the interior of the President's House (Great East Room.)" On Dec 29, 1848, gas lighting was first installed in the White House. On the night the new lights debuted in the state rooms, a gas outage plunged the rooms into darkness and candles ended up saving the evening.

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"Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States.” On Dec. 28, 1856, Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton, Virginia. Following a period as Pres. of Princeton University & Governor of New Jersey, Wilson was elected as the 28th President of the US, serving from 1913-1921.

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"Choir Stalls in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, N.Y." On December 27, 1892, St. John's Day, the cornerstone was laid for the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City.

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"Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pa." On Dec. 26, 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts was founded in #Philadelphia by Charles Willson Peale and business leaders, earning the description as the first and oldest art museum and art school in the United States.

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"Lyndhurst - Dorothy's Tea Party, Christmas 1905." Merry Stereoscopic Christmas!⠀
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#Christmas #MerryChristmas #ChristmasTree #ChristmasMorning #XMas #History #Historic #TodayInHistory #OnThisDay #USHistory #UnitedStatesHistory

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"Congressional Library, in U.S. Capitol." On Dec 24, 1851, a devastating fire destroyed approximately two-thirds of the #CongressionalLibrary located in the US Capitol building, including the majority of Thomas Jefferson's personal library of 6,487 volumes. #History #Library

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On Dec 23, 1783, Gen #GeorgeWashington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief, stating, "I consider it an indispensable duty to close this last solemn act of my official life, by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God..." #History

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"Great Stone Viaduct (Over the Patapsco River) at Washington Junction" c.1863. On December 22, 1829, the first passenger railroad in the United States opened, running from the west side of Baltimore to Ellicott's Mills 13 miles away. #Railroad #History

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On Dec 21, 1928, Calvin Coolidge approved the Boulder Canyon Project. As a part of the project, a massive concrete arch-gravity dam was constructed in Black Canyon. The structure was renamed with the familiar #HooverDam title in honor of President Herbert Hoover in 1947. #History

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"Jackson Square." On Dec 20, 1803, France formally transferred control of the historic colonial capital of #NewOrleans to the US as a part of the #LouisianaPurchase. A flag-raising ceremony was held in the Plaza de Armas, now known as #JacksonSquare. #History #Lousiana

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"Washington Headquarters at Valley Forge." On Dec 19, 1777, General #GeorgeWashington led the Continental Army into winter camp at #ValleyForge, PA. The image features the Isaac Potts House, which was utilized as Washington's headquarters during the encampment at Valley Forge.

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“Washington's tomb, Mt. Vernon.” On December 18, 1799, George Washington's funeral was held at #MountVernon despite the fact that Congress had passed a joint resolution to construct a marble monument at the United States Capitol for his body. #GeorgeWashington #History

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On Dec. 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright completed the first successful flight of a self-propelled aircraft near Kitty Hawk, NC. Photograph features a later Wright flyer used during demonstrations for the US Army at Fort Myer, VA in 1908. #WrightBrothers #History #Aeroplane

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"View of the outer trenches on the last day of the battle in front of Nashville." On December 16, 1864, the Battle of #Nashville ended with the Union Army achieving one of their largest victories during the #CivilWar. #History

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“Spectators Watching the Fight Between Hood and Thomas” On Dec 15, 1864, Union forces, under the command of General George Thomas, attacked the Confederate trenches around #Nashville. The two-day battle represented one of the largest Union victories of the war. #CivilWar #History

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“General Washington's Room, Mt. Vernon.” On Dec 14, 1799, #GeorgeWashington died at his #MtVernon estate, uttering his last words: “I feel myself going. I thank you for your attentions; but I pray you to take no more trouble about me. Let me go off quietly. I cannot last long.”

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"Fort McAllister, Ga. from the Flagstaff, Looking up the Ogeechee River, Dec. 1864." The 2nd Battle of #FortMcAllister transpired on Dec 13, 1864 near Savannah, GA. Union forces attacked a small Confederate opposition defending the critically-important Fort McAllister. #CivilWar

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On the morning of Dec 12, 1861, the majestic spiral on top of the St. Finbar's Cathedral fell during the Great Charleston Fire. For the duration of the Civil War, the ruins of Charleston remained, appearing as if the city had already succumbed to the destruction of war. #History