| Business/Industry |
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In Nebraska, the Union Pacific Railroad construction begins on the western side of the Missouri |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Near New York, the steamer "Isaac Newton" explodes and burns in the Hudson River, killing twelve |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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The Jewish holy days of Chanukah begin at sunset |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Colombian forces comprehensively defeat an invading Ecuadorian army at the Battle of Cuaspad |
| Crime/Disasters |
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U.S. Navy monitor besieging Charleston sinks in heavy weather and over thirty crewmen are lost |
| Legal/Political |
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The 38th Congress opens in Washington, DC |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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The Jewish holy days of Chanukah are being celebrated across the United States |
| US/the World |
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Off Cape Cod, Canadian Confederate sympathizers seize the American steamer "Chesapeake" |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Santiago, Chile, during a religious festival, a disastrous fire kills several thousand churchgoers |
| Education/Culture |
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In London, the Football Association agrees the first uniform set of laws of the game |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The first session of the 38th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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A Union winter cavalry raid departs its West Virginia base and marches south to cut communications |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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Catholics celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
| Crime/Disasters |
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A massive afternoon fire in the port of New York destroys around thirty vessels |
| US/the World |
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Civil wars preventing Argentine unification come to an end |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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The Jewish holy days of Chanukah come to an end |
| Business/Industry |
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Gerard Adriaan Heineken purchases his first brewery in Amsterdam at age twenty-two |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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At Salem, Virginia, General Averell's Union cavalry raid arrives to destroy rail communications |
| Personal |
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is born in Graz, Austria |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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The Great Western Sanitary Fair opens in Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The first session of the 38th Congress adjourns for a two-week holiday recess |
| Personal |
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In Washington D.C., Union officer and Irish Nationalist leader Michael Corcoran dies in a fall |
| Crime/Disasters |
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The railroad bridge at Gray's Ferry near Philadelphia suffers severe fire damage |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Off the Indonesian coast, the Alabama captures and burns an American merchant ship |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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In Philadelphia, the veterans of the 29th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry are welcomed home |
| Personal |
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British author William Makepeace Thackeray dies suddenly at his home in London, aged fifty-two |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The first session of the 38th Congress is in a two-week holiday recess until January 6, 1864 |
| Education/Culture |
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow writes his poem "I heard the Bells of Christmas Day" |
| Personal |
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Union officer and Irish Nationalist leader Michael Corcoran is buried in New York City |
| Science/Technology |
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In Egypt, the 130 mile fresh water canal from the Nile to the diggings of the Suez Canal is completed |
