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What Happened this Date in History

Here is what happened on this day in history.

December 24th…

 

1801 – Richard Trevithick introduces his “Puffing Devil”

1814 – War of 1812 ends

1851 – Fire ravages Library of Congress

1865 – KKK founded

1923 – President Coolidge lights first national Christmas tree

1948 – A family moves into the world’s first fully solar house

1952 – McCarran-Walter Act goes into effect, revising immigration laws

1964 – Viet Cong bomb Brinks Hotel

1972 – Bob Hope gives his last show in Vietnam

1973 – Stephenie Meyer, best-selling author of “Twilight” novels, is born

 

To find out more about any of these events go to https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

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