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Lithograph depicting the crossing of the Rappahannock River during the Battle of Fredericksburg December 9, 1775: The Battle of Great Bridge
December 11–15, 1862: In the Battle of Fredericksburg (pictured) , Union troops cross the Rappahannock River under fire into Fredericksburg and face the first major urban combat of the American Civil War .
December 16, 1907: The Great White Fleet Hampton Roads to begin its circumnavigation of the globe, heralding the rise of the United States as a world naval power.
December 20, 1606: A fleet of three ships, Susan Constant Godspeed Discovery Colony of Virginia , led by Captain Christopher Newport .
December 26, 1811: 72 people, including the governor, are killed in the Richmond Theatre fire
