WHAT HAPPENED ON 2. DECEMBER
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The University of Leipzig opens. (2. December 1409)

St Paul's Cathedral is consecrated in London. (2. December 1697)

The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire. (2. December 1755)

Dedication of the Touro Synagogue, in Newport, Rhode Island, the first synagogue in what will become the United States. (2. December 1763)

The USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones. (2. December 1775)

At Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself Emperor of the French, the first French Emperor in a thousand years. (2. December 1804)

Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Austerlitz – French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte defeat a joint Russo-Austrian force. (2. December 1805)

Monroe Doctrine: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President James Monroe proclaims American neutrality in future European conflicts, and warns European powers not to interfere in the Americas. (2. December 1823)

Manifest Destiny: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President James K. Polk proposes that the United States should aggressively expand into the West. (2. December 1845)

Franz Josef I becomes Emperor of Austria. (2. December 1848)

French President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte overthrows the Second Republic. (2. December 1851)

Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of the French as Napoleon III. (2. December 1852)

Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16 raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. (2. December 1859)

At Tremont Temple in Boston, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States. (2. December 1867)

Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought. (2. December 1899)

Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two. (2. December 1908)

World War I: Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk, and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk begin. (2. December 1917)

Following more than a month of Turkish-Armenian War, the Turkish dictated Treaty of Alexandropol is concluded. (2. December 1920)

Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile. (2. December 1927)

Great Depression: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a US$150 million public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy. (2. December 1930)