What happened on December 25
The most fixed point in the western year, and a date people measure other things against without noticing they are doing it.
17 things that happened
- 1776Washington's crossing of the DelawareSource
- 2021the launch of the James Webb Space TelescopeSource
- 1066the coronation of William the ConquerorSource
- 800the coronation of Charlemagne as emperorSource
- 1991Gorbachev's resignation and the collapse of the Soviet UnionSource
- 1989the execution of Nicolae CeausescuSource
- 1996the discovery of JonBenet Ramsey's bodySource
- 1758the first predicted return of Halley's CometSource
- 2007the escape of Tatiana the tiger at the San Francisco ZooSource
- 2004the Huygens probe's release toward TitanSource
- 1950the theft of the Stone of Scone from Westminster AbbeySource
- 1809the first ovariotomySource
- 1492the wreck of Columbus's Santa MariaSource
- 1946the first nuclear chain reaction in EuropeSource
- 1000the founding of the Kingdom of HungarySource
- 336the first recorded celebration of ChristmasSource
- 274the dedication of the Temple of Sol InvictusSource
Born on December 25
- 1642Isaac Newton — gravity and calculus pioneerSource
- 1899Humphrey Bogart — Casablanca starSource
- 1971Justin Trudeau — Canadian Prime MinisterSource
- 1946Jimmy Buffett — Margaritaville singerSource
- 1954Annie Lennox — Eurythmics singerSource
- 1876Muhammad Ali Jinnah — founder of PakistanSource
- 1958Rickey Henderson — MLB stolen-base kingSource
- 1821Clara Barton — American Red Cross founderSource