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5. British poet born Dec 9, 1608, best known for “Paradise Lost” (6 letters)

6. A naval base in this U.S. state was attacked on Dec 7, 1941 (6 letters)

8. This treaty between the U.S. and Britain was signed on Dec 24, 1814, officially ending the war of 1812 (5 letters)

10. River crossed by Washington, Dec 25, 1776 (8 letters)

11. Born Dec 29, 1808, he assumed the presidency when Lincoln was assassinated (7 letters)

13. This amendment, ratified on Dec 6, 1865, abolished slavery (8 letters)

15. This former Beatle was assassinated in New York City on Dec 8, 1980 (6 letters)

16. North and South of this peninsula signed a treaty on Dec 13, 1991, formally ending a war that had not been waged since 1953 (5 letters)

17. This confederation was formed on Dec 30, 1922, by Russia, Byelorussia, Ukraine, and the Transcaucasian Federation (4 letters)

19. On Dec 5, 1933, the ratification of the 21st amendment ended this era in the U.S. (11 letters)

20. You might sing “Auld Lang Syne” to welcome the New ____ (4 letters)

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1. Dutch painter van ____ who cut off his left ear on Dec 23, 1888 (7 letters)

2. British novelist born Dec 16, 1775, known for “Sense and Sensibility” and “Pride and Prejudice” (6 letters)

3. Led by Washington, the Continental Army settled in Valley ____ for the winter on Dec 17, 1777 (5 letters)

4. On Dec 19, 1998, the House of Representatives impeached this president (7 letters)

7. This country was granted independence by the Danish parliament on Dec 1, 1918 (7 letters)

9. The ____ bus boycott ended on Dec 20, 1956, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against segregation on interstate buses (10 letters)

10. This female poet was born on Dec 10, 1830, in Amherst, MA (9 letters)

12. On Dec 15, 1964, this country adopted a new national flag with a red maple leaf (6 letters)

14. On Dec 2, 1954, following the Second Red Scare, the U.S. Senate condemned this senator for his ruthless investigations (8 letters)

18. Born Dec 28, 1856, he was the U.S. president through World War I (6 letters)