On this day: December 22

December 22: December solstice (04:48 UTC, 2015); Yule, Mother's Day in Indonesia

Anthony McAuliffe

• 1769 – Having been soundly defeated in battle, the Qing dynasty agreed to terms of truce, ending the Sino-Burmese War.
• 1807 – In an effort to avoid engaging in the Napoleonic Wars, the United States Congress passed the Embargo Act, forbidding American ships from engaging in trade with foreign nations.
• 1944 – World War II: US Army General Anthony McAuliffe (pictured) responded to the German ultimatum of surrender during the Battle of the Bulge with a single word, "NUTS!"
• 1974 – Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli voted to become the independent nation of the Comoros.
• 1997 – Hussein Farrah Aidid relinquished the disputed title of President of Somalia.

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