A bit of December 24th history…
1651 - Jan van Riebeeck departs for cape of Good Hope to found 1st permanent European settlement
1814 - Treaty of Ghent signed, ending the War of 1812 between the US, the UK, and their allies
1818 - Carol “Silent Night” is 1st sung at St Nicholas parish church in Austria
1851 - Fire devastates US Library of Congress, destroys 35,000 volumes
1877 - Thomas Edison files patent for the phonograph
1895 - George Vanderbilt opens Biltmore Estate, largest privately owned house in America at 178,926 sq ft in North Carolina (pictured)
1906 - Music 1st broadcast over radio
2001 - “Time Magazine” names NY Mayor Rudy Giuliani ‘Person of the Year’ for leadership after 9/11 attacks
A bit of December 24th history… 1651 - Jan van Riebeeck departs...