In England, Charles Dodgson gives Alice Liddell a manuscript entitled "Alice's Adventures Underground."

The English mathematician and pioneer photographer Charles Dodgson presented a unique early Christmas gift to Alice Liddell, the twelve year old child of a family friend. The beautifully hand-written and illustrated story was called Alice's Adventures Underground.  Dodgson, using the pen-name Lewis Carroll, later published this story of a seven year old girl encountering fantastical creatures down a rabbit-hole as Alice in Wonderland. The first printing, in 1866, sold out in hours and "Alice" has been famous since. (By John Osborne)