1814 The United States and Britain sign a treaty in Ghent, Belguim, ending the War of 1812.
1906 Inventor Reginald Fessenden broadcasts the first radio entertainment program from Brant Rock, Massachusetts: a Bible reading and violin solo of "O Holy Night."1923 President Coolidge presides over the first electric lighting of the National Christmas Tree on the White House grounds.
1946 A candlelight service at Grace Episcopal Church in New York City becomes the first religious service televised from a church.
1968 The Apollo 8 astronauts read from the book of Genesis while orbiting the moon.
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