This Day in History: December 22, 2024
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1772
Construction of the first schoolhouse west of the Allegheny Mountains was started in Schoenbrunn, Ohio, by Moravian missionaries.
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1807
The U.S. Congress passed the Embargo Act.
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1864
During the Civil War, Union general William T. Sherman sent a message to President Lincoln saying, "I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah."
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1894
French army officer Capt. Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial.
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1989
Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was overthrown.
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2001
Hamid Karzai sworn in as president of Afghanistan.
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2010
President Obama officially repealed the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military policy.
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