December 25 - The Day in History

December 25 : General Interest 1914: The Christmas Truce Just after midnight on Christmas morning, the majority of German troops engaged in World War I cease firing their guns and artillery and commence to sing Christmas carols... read more American Revolution 1776 : Washington crosses the Delaware http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-crosses-the-delaware Automotive 1880 : Layne Hall is born; will become oldest licensed driver in United States http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/layne-hall-is-born-will-become-oldest-licensed-driver-in-united-states Civil War 1862 : Union soldier Elisha Hunt Rhodes writes about Christmas http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/christmas-for-union-soldier-elisha-hunt-rhodes Cold War 1991 : Gorbachev resigns as president of the USSR http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gorbachev-resigns-as-president-of-the-ussr Crime 1996 : Young JonBenet Ramsey is murdered http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/young-jonbenet-ramsey-is-murdered Disaster 2000 : Christmas party in China turns deadly http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/christmas-party-in-china-turns-deadly General Interest 6 B.C. : Christ is born? http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/christ-is-born Hollywood 1962 : To Kill a Mockingbird debuts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/to-kill-a-mockingbird-debuts Literary 1996 : Jimmy Buffett departs on a cruise that inspires A Pirate Looks at Fifty http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jimmy-buffett-departs-on-a-cruise-that-inspires-a-pirate-looks-at-fifty Music 1941 : Bing Crosby introduces "White Christmas" to the world http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bing-crosby-introduces-quotwhite-christmasquot-to-the-world Old West 1869 : John Wesley Hardin kills over a card game http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-wesley-hardin-kills-over-a-card-game Presidential 1776 : Washington leads troops on raid at Trenton, New Jersey http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-leads-troops-on-raid-at-trenton-new-jersey Sports 2002 : Katie Hnida is first woman to play in Division I football game http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/katie-hnida-is-first-woman-to-play-in-division-i-football-game Vietnam War 1966 : Harrison Salisbury reports on damage caused by U.S. bombing http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/harrison-salisbury-reports-on-damage-caused-by-us-bombing 1972 : Linebacker II resumes after Christmas pause http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/linebacker-ii-resumes-after-christmas-pause World War I 1914 : Enemies exchange Christmas greetings http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/enemies-exchange-christmas-greetings World War II 1941 : British surrender Hong Kong http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-surrender-hong-kong

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