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🌟 Editor's Note
Good morning — it’s Wednesday, December 24. Today we're looking at Hagia Sophia legend, the War of 1812, the first national Christmas Tree, the Soviet-Afghan War, and much more — all quick, clear, and straight to the point.
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🚀 Time Machine
-563
Constantinople's Hagia Sophia was dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by earthquakes.
-1565
The Compromise of the Nobles was enacted in the Habsburg Netherlands to counter the Inquisition.
-1814
The Treaty of Ghent was signed, ending the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom.
-1851
The US Library of Congress in Washington burns down, destroying 35,000 volumes.
-1923
President Calvin Coolidge lit the first national Christmas tree on White House grounds.
-1936
The first radioactive isotope medicine was administered in Berkeley, California.
-1943
President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed General Eisenhower as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces.
-1979
Soviet forces invade Afghanistan under the pretense of upholding the Soviet-Afghan Friendship Treaty.
📸 Snapshot
US Marines captured in North Korea; in defiance, they extended middle fingers, 1968
🗨️ Final Words
“All my possessions for a moment of time.“