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Christmas Eve historical quick hits of days past
Today marks Christmas Eve and the year 1985. Notables include the 1814 Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812, Vasco da Gama’s death in 1524, Verdi’s Aida premiere in 1871, Fessenden’s 1996 radio broadcast, Caruso’s 1920 final public performance, Eisenhower’s 1943 appointment, and Pope Paul VI closing the Holy Year in 1968. Also notes Peter Lawford’s death a year ago and birthdays of various figures.
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United States
Britain
Ghent
Belgium
Vasco da Gama
Africa
India
Library of Congress
Irvenie Sarhd
Pulaski
Tenn
Ku Klux
Giuseppe Verdi
Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal
Reginald A. Fessenden
Brant Rock
Mass
Enrico Caruso
Eleazar
Jacques Halevy
Metropolitan Opera
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Vatican
Paul VI
St. Sears
Peter Lawford
Los Angeles