December 25
Today is the 359th day of 2021, there are six days left in the year. Today is Christmas Day.
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.
1868 - President Andrew Johnson gave an unconditional pardon to all persons involved in the Southern rebellion that resulted in the Civil War.
1926 - Hirohito became emperor of Japan.
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 resigned following the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
1995 - Singer Dean Martin died at age 78.
1999 - Space shuttle Discovery’s astronauts finished their repair job on the Hubble Space Telescope and released it back into orbit.
2006 - 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 - A Russian Tu-154 carrying 92 people to Syria crashed into the Black Sea shortly after takeoff from Sochi, killing all 92 people on board.
2016 - George Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career, died at his home in Goring, England, at age 53.
2020 - A recreational vehicle parked in the deserted streets of downtown Nashville exploded early Christmas morning, damaging dozens of buildings, causing widespread communications outages and grounding holiday travel at the city’s airport; investigators later determined that the bomber, a 63-year-old Nashville-area man, was killed in the explosion.
Birthdays
33 - Lukas Nelson (singer)
34 - Jorgie Porter (actress)
36 - Perdita Weeks ( actress)
36 - Rusev (professional wrestler)
37 - Jess Origliasso (singer)
37 - Lisa Origliasso (singer)
39 - Alecia Elliott (singer)
41 - Ryan Shaw (singer)
49 - Mac Powell (singer)
50 - Dido (singer)
53 - Helena Christensen (model)
63 - Rickey Henderson (baseball player)
64 - Shane MacGowan (singer)
67 - Steve Wariner (singer)
67 - Annie Lennox (singer)
72 - Sissy Spacek (actress)
73 - Barbara Mandrell (singer)
75 - Larry Csonka (football player)
75 - Jimmy Buffett (singer)
76 - Gary Sandy (actor)
77 - John Edwards (singer)
78 - Hanna Schygulla (actress)
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Today in Sports History - December 25
1894 - The University of Chicago became the first Midwestern football team to play on the west coast. U.C. defeated Stanford, 24-4, in Palo Alto, California.
1894 - Nebraska defeats Omaha YMCA 10-6; NU finishes the season with a 6-2 record.
1914 - During World War I, British and German troops observed an unofficial truce and even played football together on the Western Front.
1971 - The longest pro-football game to date finally ended when Garo Yepremian kicked a field goal in the second quarter of sudden death overtime. The Miami Dolphins defeated Kansas City, 27-24. The total game time was 82 minutes and 40 seconds.
1989 - Former New York Yankees player and manager Billy Martin, 61, died when the pickup truck he was riding in crashed.
1995 - Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith scores his 25th touchdown of the season to establish a new NFL record.
2008 - Phil Jackson of the Los Angeles Lakers becomes the sixth coach in NBA history to win 1,000 games.
2020 - New Orleans Sains running back Alvin Kamara equals Ernie Nevers' 1929 NFL record of 6 touchdowns in a game in the Saints' 52-33 win over the Minnesota Vikings at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Today is the 359th day of 2021, there are six days left in the year. Today is Christmas Day.
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.
1868 - President Andrew Johnson gave an unconditional pardon to all persons involved in the Southern rebellion that resulted in the Civil War.
1926 - Hirohito became emperor of Japan.
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 resigned following the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
1995 - Singer Dean Martin died at age 78.
1999 - Space shuttle Discovery’s astronauts finished their repair job on the Hubble Space Telescope and released it back into orbit.
2006 - 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 - A Russian Tu-154 carrying 92 people to Syria crashed into the Black Sea shortly after takeoff from Sochi, killing all 92 people on board.
2016 - George Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career, died at his home in Goring, England, at age 53.
2020 - A recreational vehicle parked in the deserted streets of downtown Nashville exploded early Christmas morning, damaging dozens of buildings, causing widespread communications outages and grounding holiday travel at the city’s airport; investigators later determined that the bomber, a 63-year-old Nashville-area man, was killed in the explosion.
Birthdays
33 - Lukas Nelson (singer)
34 - Jorgie Porter (actress)
36 - Perdita Weeks ( actress)
36 - Rusev (professional wrestler)
37 - Jess Origliasso (singer)
37 - Lisa Origliasso (singer)
39 - Alecia Elliott (singer)
41 - Ryan Shaw (singer)
49 - Mac Powell (singer)
50 - Dido (singer)
53 - Helena Christensen (model)
63 - Rickey Henderson (baseball player)
64 - Shane MacGowan (singer)
67 - Steve Wariner (singer)
67 - Annie Lennox (singer)
72 - Sissy Spacek (actress)
73 - Barbara Mandrell (singer)
75 - Larry Csonka (football player)
75 - Jimmy Buffett (singer)
76 - Gary Sandy (actor)
77 - John Edwards (singer)
78 - Hanna Schygulla (actress)
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Today in Sports History - December 25
1894 - The University of Chicago became the first Midwestern football team to play on the west coast. U.C. defeated Stanford, 24-4, in Palo Alto, California.
1894 - Nebraska defeats Omaha YMCA 10-6; NU finishes the season with a 6-2 record.
1914 - During World War I, British and German troops observed an unofficial truce and even played football together on the Western Front.
1971 - The longest pro-football game to date finally ended when Garo Yepremian kicked a field goal in the second quarter of sudden death overtime. The Miami Dolphins defeated Kansas City, 27-24. The total game time was 82 minutes and 40 seconds.
1989 - Former New York Yankees player and manager Billy Martin, 61, died when the pickup truck he was riding in crashed.
1995 - Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith scores his 25th touchdown of the season to establish a new NFL record.
2008 - Phil Jackson of the Los Angeles Lakers becomes the sixth coach in NBA history to win 1,000 games.
2020 - New Orleans Sains running back Alvin Kamara equals Ernie Nevers' 1929 NFL record of 6 touchdowns in a game in the Saints' 52-33 win over the Minnesota Vikings at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
