The Poor of New York
Dec 8 Dion Boucicault's stage drama "The Poor of New York" opens at Wallack's Lyceum Theatre, NYC
- Dec 16 Earthquake in Naples, Italy
"The Battle of the Huns"
Dec 29 Franz Liszt's symphonic poem "Hunnenschlacht (The Battle of the Huns)" premieres in Weimar
Ottawa Becomes Capital
Dec 31 Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as new capital of Canada
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