18 dec 1865
- Slavery in the United States was abolished when the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution was adopted.

1892
- The first performance of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker is held at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg.

2002
- The film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is released worldwide.

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