dec 24, 1814 - Treaty of Ghent signed
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American and British diplomats met in Ghent, Belgium and accepted a treaty on Dec. 24; the Americans gave up demands for a British renunciation of impression/cession of Canada to the US, while the British abandoned their call for the creation of an Indian buffer state in the NW and made other minor territorial concessionsAdded to timeline:
Date:
dec 24, 1814
Now
~ 211 years ago