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President Rutherford B. Hayes gets the first telephone installed in the White House.

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Rutherford B. Hayes

President of the United States from 1877 to 1881

Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th president of the United States, serving from 1877 to 1881. Hayes served as Cincinnati's city solicitor from 1858 to 1861. He was a staunch abolitionist who defended refugee slaves in court proceedings. At the start of the Civil War, he left…
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White House

Official residence and workplace of the US president

The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 when the national capital was moved from…
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December 1

Day of the year

December 1 is the 335th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 30 days remain until the end of the year.
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