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Dec 1 John D. Rockefeller begins anti oil war
John D. Rockefeller
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Dec 2 1st British government of Benjamin Disraeli resigns
Benjamin Disraeli
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Dec 3 1st blacks on US trial jury appointed for Jefferson Davis trial
Jefferson Davis
- Dec 5 1st American bicycle college opens (NY)
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Dec 7 Jesse James gang robs bank in Gallatin Missouri, kills 1
Jesse James
- Dec 9 1st British government of Gladstone forms
Palace of Westminster
Dec 9 The first traffic lights are installed outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
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- Dec 15 Shogunate rebels found Ezo Republic in HokkaidÅ
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Dec 25 Despite bitter opposition, US President Andrew Johnson grants unconditional pardon to all persons involved in Southern rebellion (Civil War)
Andrew Johnson