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Historical Events
on December 25th
- Lead Story
- The Christmas Truce,1914
- American Revolution
- Washington crosses the Delaware,1776
- Automotive
- Layne Hall is born; will become oldest licensed driver in United States,1880
- Civil War
- Christmas for Union soldier Elisha Hunt Rhodes,1862
- Cold War
- Gorbachev resigns as president of the USSR,1991
- Crime
- Young JonBenet Ramsey is murdered,1996
- Disaster
- Christmas party in China turns deadly,2000
- General Interest
- Christ is born?,-6
- Hollywood
- To Kill a Mockingbird debuts,1962
- Literary
- Jimmy Buffett departs on a cruise that inspires A Pirate Looks at Fifty,1996
- Music
- Bing Crosby introduces "White Christmas" to the world,1941
- Old West
- John Wesley Hardin kills over a card game,1869
- Presidential
- Washington leads troops on raid at Trenton, New Jersey,1776
- Sports
- Katie Hnida is first woman to play in Division I football game,2002
- Vietnam War
- Harrison Salisbury reports on damage caused by U.S. bombing,1966
- Linebacker II resumes after Christmas pause,1972
- World War I
- Enemies exchange Christmas greetings,1914
- World War II
- British surrender Hong Kong,1941
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