HALL OF FAME -- 100 YEARS AND COUNTING IN 2013
CROSSWORD PUZZLE -- This year marks the 100th year for the crossword puzzle.
On Dec. 21, 1913, the first puzzle was published in the New York World, created by Arthur Wynne, who called his puzzle a word-cross. It's known today as a crossword because of a typesetter's error.
SLAVERY END -- On Dec. 18, 1865, the slavery officially ended in the United States, as the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified eight months after the Civil War ended. Secretary of State William Seward issued a statement verifying ratification of the amendment.
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