December 25
Today is the 359th day of 2017, there are six days left in the year.
336 - The first recorded celebration of Christmas on December 25 took place in Rome.
1066 - William the Conqueror was crowned king of England.
1776 - George Washington crossed the Delaware River and surprised the Hessians at Trenton, New Jersey.
1818 - "Silent Night was performed for the first time, at the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorff, Austria.
1821 - Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, was born in Oxford, Massachusetts.
1868 - President Andrew Johnson granted an unconditional pardon to all persons involved in the Southern rebellion that resulted in the Civil War.
1926 - Hirohito became emperor of Japan.
1961 - Pope John XXIII formally announced the upcoming convocation of the Second Vatican Council, which opened in October 1962.
1977 - British film actor, director and producer Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland at age 88.
1989 - Former Romanian president Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife were executed.
1991 - President Mikhail Gorbachev went on television to announce his resignation as the eighth and final leader of a Communist superpower, the Soviet Union, that had already gone out of existence.
1995 - Singer Dean Martin died at age 78.
2006 - Soul singer James Brown died at age 73.
2009 - Passengers aboard a Northwest Airlines flight foiled an attempt to blow up the plane as it was landing in Detroit by seizing suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian accused of trying to set off explosives in his underwear.
2016 - Singer George Michael died at age 53.
Birthdays
22 - Daysha Taylor (rapper)
24 - Ariadna Gutierrez (beauty pageant contestant)
24 - Emi Takei (actress)
29 - Emma Slater (dancer)
30 - Demaryius Thomas (football player)
30 - Jorgie Porter (actress)
32 - Alexander Rusev (professional wrestler)
33 - Lisa Origliasso (singer)
46 - Justin Trudeau (Canadian prime minister)
46 - Dido (singer)
49 - Helena Christensen (model)
63 - Annie Lennox (singer)
68 - Sissy Spacek (actress)
71 - Jimmy Buffett (singer)
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Today in Sports History - December 25
1888 - First indoor baseball game played at fairgrounds in Philadelphia.
1894 - Nebraska defeated Omaha YMCA 10-6 and ended the season with a 6-2 record.
1894 - The University of Chicago defeats Stanford 24-4 in Palo Alto. Chicago is the first Midwestern football team to play a game on the West Coast.
1950 - The Cleveland Browns defeat the Los Angeles Rams 30-28 in the NFL championship game.
1971 - The Miami Dolphins defeat the Kansas City Chiefs in the longest NFL game to date, 27-24 after 82 minutes and 40 seconds.
1989 - Former New York Yankees player and manager Billy Martin, age 61, died when the pickup truck he was riding in crashed.
Today is the 359th day of 2017, there are six days left in the year.
336 - The first recorded celebration of Christmas on December 25 took place in Rome.
1066 - William the Conqueror was crowned king of England.
1776 - George Washington crossed the Delaware River and surprised the Hessians at Trenton, New Jersey.
1818 - "Silent Night was performed for the first time, at the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorff, Austria.
1821 - Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, was born in Oxford, Massachusetts.
1868 - President Andrew Johnson granted an unconditional pardon to all persons involved in the Southern rebellion that resulted in the Civil War.
1926 - Hirohito became emperor of Japan.
1961 - Pope John XXIII formally announced the upcoming convocation of the Second Vatican Council, which opened in October 1962.
1977 - British film actor, director and producer Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland at age 88.
1989 - Former Romanian president Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife were executed.
1991 - President Mikhail Gorbachev went on television to announce his resignation as the eighth and final leader of a Communist superpower, the Soviet Union, that had already gone out of existence.
1995 - Singer Dean Martin died at age 78.
2006 - Soul singer James Brown died at age 73.
2009 - Passengers aboard a Northwest Airlines flight foiled an attempt to blow up the plane as it was landing in Detroit by seizing suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian accused of trying to set off explosives in his underwear.
2016 - Singer George Michael died at age 53.
Birthdays
22 - Daysha Taylor (rapper)
24 - Ariadna Gutierrez (beauty pageant contestant)
24 - Emi Takei (actress)
29 - Emma Slater (dancer)
30 - Demaryius Thomas (football player)
30 - Jorgie Porter (actress)
32 - Alexander Rusev (professional wrestler)
33 - Lisa Origliasso (singer)
46 - Justin Trudeau (Canadian prime minister)
46 - Dido (singer)
49 - Helena Christensen (model)
63 - Annie Lennox (singer)
68 - Sissy Spacek (actress)
71 - Jimmy Buffett (singer)
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Today in Sports History - December 25
1888 - First indoor baseball game played at fairgrounds in Philadelphia.
1894 - Nebraska defeated Omaha YMCA 10-6 and ended the season with a 6-2 record.
1894 - The University of Chicago defeats Stanford 24-4 in Palo Alto. Chicago is the first Midwestern football team to play a game on the West Coast.
1950 - The Cleveland Browns defeat the Los Angeles Rams 30-28 in the NFL championship game.
1971 - The Miami Dolphins defeat the Kansas City Chiefs in the longest NFL game to date, 27-24 after 82 minutes and 40 seconds.
1989 - Former New York Yankees player and manager Billy Martin, age 61, died when the pickup truck he was riding in crashed.
