A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on December 26 throughout history.
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First Spanish settlement in the New World, La Navidad, is founded by stranded crew of Christopher Columbus at the site of modern Môle-Saint-Nicolas in Haiti after the Santa María runs aground and is wrecked
Louis XVI was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution.
Decembrist uprising in Russia against Tsar Nicholas I begins [O.S. 14 December]
George Smith Patton Jr. (11 November 1885 – 21 December 1945) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh Army in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, then the Third Army...
A 9.3 magnitude earthquake creates a tsunami that devastates Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives, and other coastal regions of the Indian Ocean, killing about 230,000 people
Film "The Philadelphia Story," directed by George Cukor and based on the Broadway play of the same name, starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart, is released (James Stewart wins the Academy Award for Best Actor)
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time.
First ever inter-club football match takes place at Sandygate Road in Sheffield, England, between Sheffield F.C. and Hallam F.C. who win 2-0
Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, marries Frances Howard, occasioning John Donne's "Eclogue"
The wedding of Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Prussia and Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz takes place.
US Navy flag officer David Farragut (42) weds Virginia Loyall
Pope Dionysius was the bishop of Rome from 22 July 259 AD to his death on 26 December 268.
Leo III is elected to serve as Pope on the day his predecessor was buried and is consecrated the following day
Wulfstan, Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of York (931-52) who supported Viking leaders, dies under arrest
Bishop of Paris Eudes de Sully condemns the Feast of Fools - the medieval festival where higher clergy changed places with lower clergy
Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke and ruler of Milan is assassinated by three court officials in Santo Stefano church on the feast day of St Stephens
Battle at Westbroek: Dutch army beats Utrecht
The Long Parliament was an English Parliament which nominally lasted from 1640 until 1660, making it the longest-lasting Parliament in English and British history.
Fateh Singh (6) and Zorawar Singh (7), sons of Guru Gobind Singh, are murdered by Wazir Khan for refusing to convert to Islam; they are now among the most hallowed martyrs in Sikhism
France & Austria sign treaty about Southern Netherlands
The Second Battle of Wissembourg from 26 December 1793 to 29 December 1793 saw an army of the First French Republic under General Lazare Hoche fight a series of clashes against an army of Austrians,...
George Washington is eulogized by Colonel Henry Lee as "1st in war, 1st in peace & 1st in hearts of his countrymen"
The Peace of Pressburg was signed in Pressburg (today Bratislava) on 26 December 1805 between French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, as a consequence of the French...
British invasionary troop leaves Vlissingen
A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills the Governor of Virginia George William Smith and the president of the First National Bank of Virginia Abraham B. Venable.
Zamose, Modlin, Torgau surrenders to allied armies
Fausta is a melodramma, or opera seria, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The Italian libretto was partly written by Domenico Gilardoni, who died while doing so: the remainder was written by...
Norma is a tragedia lirica or opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with libretto by Felice Romani after the play Norma, ou L'infanticide (Norma, or The Infanticide) by Alexandre Soumet.
The California gold rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush in California, which began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California.
Treaty of Medicine Creek signed by Nisqually, Puyallup and Coast Salish peoples with Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Governor of Washington Territory, giving up 2.5 million acres to preserve fishing and gathering rights [1]
Largest mass execution in US history: 38 Dakota men were executed via hanging in the aftermath of the U.S.-Dakota War in Mankato, Minnesota [1]
James H Mason (Mass) patents 1st US coffee percolator
The Fréjus Rail Tunnel (also called Mont Cenis Tunnel) is a rail tunnel of 13.7 km (8.5 mi) length in the European Alps, carrying the Turin–Modane railway through Mont Cenis to an end-on connection...
4th largest snowfall in NYC history (18")
The Socialist Labor Party (SLP) is a political party in the United States. It was established in 1876, and was the first socialist party formed in the country. Descended from the Workingmen's Party...
1st US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia
The Harbour Grace Affray between Irish Catholics and Protestant Orangemen causes five deaths in Newfoundland.
King Mwanga of Uganda signs contract with British East Africa Company, assuring their backing as he takes the throne from his brother
Alberto Franchetti's opera "Cristoforo Colombo" opens at La Scala Teatro in Milan, Italy
Marie and Pierre Curie announce the existence of a second element, which they name "radium"
Mafeking: Bathe-Powells failed assault up fort Game Tree: 24 killed
Most knock downs in a fight, Oscar Nelson (5) and Christy Williams (42) in Hot Springs, South Dakota
US Government protests British interference with American merchant ships at sea, on the same day Germans announce they will treat food as contraband, subject to seizure; weakens America's protest
Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre LH was a French general who served as Commander-in-Chief of French forces on the Western Front from the start of World War I until the end of 1916.
1st NHL defensemen to score a goal: Toronto Maple Leaf Harry Cameron
1st day of 1st-class cricket in Aust after WW I (Vic v NSW)
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division.
1st East-West Shrine Bowl game of college football 'all-stars' played before 25,000 fans at Ewing Park, San Francisco. Proceeds continue to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children.
Johnny Weissmuller announces his retirement from amateur swimming
Edwin Howard Armstrong (December 18, 1890 – February 1, 1954) was an American radio-frequency engineer and inventor who developed FM (frequency modulation) radio and the superheterodyne receiver...
The Yomiuri Giants (読売ジャイアンツ, Yomiuri Jaiantsu; formally Yomiuri Kyojingun (読売巨人軍)) and still known by the nickname Kyojin (巨人) are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon...
Israel's Philarmonic Orchestra forms
Thomas William John Goddard (1 October 1900 – 22 May 1966) was an English cricketer and the fifth-highest wicket taker in first-class cricket.
Earthquake in East Anatolia Turkey
Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship or battlecruiser, of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine.
The franc is any of various units of currency. One franc is typically divided into 100 centimes.
Flamingo Las Vegas (formerly the Flamingo Hilton) is a casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment.
The territorial evolution of the British Empire is considered to have begun with the foundation of the English colonial empire in the late 16th century.
József Mindszenty was a Hungarian cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Esztergom and leader of the Catholic Church in Hungary from 1945 to 1973.
"The Shadow" airs for last time on radio
RKO is 1st to announce sale of its film library to TV
Dmitri Shostakovich's opera "Katerina Ismailova" premieres at the Stanislavski-Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theatre, in Moscow, USSR
"I Saw Her Standing There" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
AFL Championship, War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo: Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 20-7; defending champions can't overcome 1st quarter injury to star RB Keith Lincoln
AFL Championship, Balboa Stadium San Diego: Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 23-0; repeat previous year's win over SD
Ballon d'Or: Ferencváros forward Flórián Albert wins award for best European football player ahead of Manchester United midfielder Bobby Charlton and Celtic winger Jimmy Johnstone
Dave Brubeck Quartet formally disbands
Arab terrorists in Athens fire on El Al plane, kills 1
NHL Washington Capitals 1st franchise sellout
1st supersonic transport service (USSR-Tupolev-144)
George Harrison teases his hit "My Sweet Lord" before breaking into "The Pirate Song" on Eric Idle's Rutland Weekend Television Christmas Special (UK)
The Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) is founded
USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
Soviet special forces take over the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan
The Ilyushin Il-86 is a retired short- to medium-range wide-body jet airliner that served as the USSR's first wide-bodied aircraft.
The history of the West Indian cricket team begins in the 1880s when the first combined West Indian team was formed and toured Canada and the United States.
TIME's Man of the Year is the computer
Test Cricket debut of Gregory Richard John Matthews, v Pakistan at the MCG
Stephen Rodger Waugh is an Australian former international cricketer and twin brother of cricketer Mark Waugh.
Captured Iraqi Airways Boeing-737 in Saudi Arabia, about 60 killed
Mark John Douglas Messier is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. His playing career in the National Hockey League (NHL) lasted 25 seasons (1979–2004) with the Edmonton Oilers, New York...
Anti African student rebellion in Nanjing, China
ODI cricket debut for Australia's Mark Taylor and Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya at the MCG
Future Hockey Hall of Fame right wing Joe Mullen scores 4 goals for the second straight NHL game as the Pittsburgh Penguins rout Toronto, 12-1; Mario Lemieux adds 2 goals & 5 assists and Kevin Stevens has 2 goals & 4 assists
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh.
New York Jets announcer Marty Glickman retires at 75
The joint Turkish–Azeri blockade of Armenia is an ongoing transportation and economic embargo against Armenia which has significantly impacted its economy and the regional trade dynamics of the...
French commandos terminate Air France hijacking in Marseille
Muttiah Muralitharan no-balled for throwing (SL v Aust, MCG)
Six-year-old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey is found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colorado, seven hours after being reported as missing
The Soufriere Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat explodes, creating a small tsunami offshore.
Shortly after the September 11 attacks, the United States under the administration of George W.
Severe weather in France kills over 100 people and causes extensive damage to property, trees and the French national power grid
Crude oil prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) record one of their largest 1-day jumps of the year as traders become convinced that OPEC will follow through on production cuts
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake devastates southeast Iranian city of Bam, killing tens of thousands and destroying the citadel of Arg-é Bam.
The Boxing Day shooting was a Canadian gang-related shooting which occurred on December 26, 2005, on Toronto's Yonge Street, resulting in the death of 15-year-old student Jane Creba.
At 40 years, 268 days, Teddy Sheringham scores for West Ham United in a 2-1 loss to Portsmouth at Upton Park, London; becomes oldest goalscorer in EPL history
China opens the world’s longest high speed rail route from Beijing to Guangzhou
Floods in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay displace 150,000, blamed on El Nino
Colin Timothy O'Brady is an American professional endurance athlete, motivational speaker and adventurer.
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Thursday, December 26, 2019, with a magnitude of 0.9701.
The Detroit Pistons suffer a 118-112 loss to the Brooklyn Nets at home to set an NBA single-season record with their 27th straight defeat
The Walk for Peace is a long-distance pilgrimage in the United States initiated by Buddhist monks from the Hương Đạo Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., promoting...
Alexander Wang, American fashion designer, known for american fashion designer, was born on 1984-12-26. Alexander Wang is an American fashion designer.
Dion Boucicault, Irish actor and dramatist, known for irish actor and dramatist, was born on 1820-12-26.
Temuera Morrison, New Zealand zealand actor, known for new zealand actor, was born on 1961-12-26.
Kit Harington, English actor, known for english actor, was born on 1987-12-26. Christopher Catesby Harington, known professionally as Kit Harington, is an English actor.
Phil Spector, American musician, known for american record producer and convicted murderer, was born on 1939-12-26.
Lars Ulrich, American musician, known for danish drummer, was born on 1964-12-26. Lars Ulrich is a Danish musician who is the drummer and a founding member of American heavy metal band Metallica.
Jade Thirlwall, English musician, known for english singer, was born on 1993-12-26. Jade Amelia Thirlwall is an English singer.
Ozzie Smith, American athlete, known for american professional baseball player, was born on 1955-12-26. Osborne Earl Smith is an American former professional baseball player.
Henry Miller, American novelist, known for american novelist, was born on 1891-12-26.
Pope Dionysius was the bishop of Rome from 22 July 259 AD to his death on 26 December 268.
Leo III is elected to serve as Pope on the day his predecessor was buried and is consecrated the following day
Wulfstan, Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of York (931-52) who supported Viking leaders, dies under arrest
Bishop of Paris Eudes de Sully condemns the Feast of Fools - the medieval festival where higher clergy changed places with lower clergy
Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke and ruler of Milan is assassinated by three court officials in Santo Stefano church on the feast day of St Stephens
Battle at Westbroek: Dutch army beats Utrecht
First Spanish settlement in the New World, La Navidad, is founded by stranded crew of Christopher Columbus at the site of modern Môle-Saint-Nicolas in Haiti after the Santa María runs aground and is wrecked
Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, marries Frances Howard, occasioning John Donne's "Eclogue"
The Long Parliament was an English Parliament which nominally lasted from 1640 until 1660, making it the longest-lasting Parliament in English and British history.
Fateh Singh (6) and Zorawar Singh (7), sons of Guru Gobind Singh, are murdered by Wazir Khan for refusing to convert to Islam; they are now among the most hallowed martyrs in Sikhism
France & Austria sign treaty about Southern Netherlands
Louis XVI was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution.
The wedding of Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Prussia and Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz takes place.
The Second Battle of Wissembourg from 26 December 1793 to 29 December 1793 saw an army of the First French Republic under General Lazare Hoche fight a series of clashes against an army of Austrians,...
George Washington is eulogized by Colonel Henry Lee as "1st in war, 1st in peace & 1st in hearts of his countrymen"
The Peace of Pressburg was signed in Pressburg (today Bratislava) on 26 December 1805 between French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, as a consequence of the French...
British invasionary troop leaves Vlissingen
A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills the Governor of Virginia George William Smith and the president of the First National Bank of Virginia Abraham B. Venable.
Zamose, Modlin, Torgau surrenders to allied armies
Dion Boucicault, Irish actor and dramatist, known for irish actor and dramatist, was born on 1820-12-26.
Decembrist uprising in Russia against Tsar Nicholas I begins [O.S. 14 December]
Fausta is a melodramma, or opera seria, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The Italian libretto was partly written by Domenico Gilardoni, who died while doing so: the remainder was written by...
Norma is a tragedia lirica or opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with libretto by Felice Romani after the play Norma, ou L'infanticide (Norma, or The Infanticide) by Alexandre Soumet.
US Navy flag officer David Farragut (42) weds Virginia Loyall
The California gold rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush in California, which began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California.
Treaty of Medicine Creek signed by Nisqually, Puyallup and Coast Salish peoples with Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Governor of Washington Territory, giving up 2.5 million acres to preserve fishing and gathering rights [1]
First ever inter-club football match takes place at Sandygate Road in Sheffield, England, between Sheffield F.C. and Hallam F.C. who win 2-0
Largest mass execution in US history: 38 Dakota men were executed via hanging in the aftermath of the U.S.-Dakota War in Mankato, Minnesota [1]
James H Mason (Mass) patents 1st US coffee percolator
The Fréjus Rail Tunnel (also called Mont Cenis Tunnel) is a rail tunnel of 13.7 km (8.5 mi) length in the European Alps, carrying the Turin–Modane railway through Mont Cenis to an end-on connection...
4th largest snowfall in NYC history (18")
The Socialist Labor Party (SLP) is a political party in the United States. It was established in 1876, and was the first socialist party formed in the country. Descended from the Workingmen's Party...
1st US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia
The Harbour Grace Affray between Irish Catholics and Protestant Orangemen causes five deaths in Newfoundland.
King Mwanga of Uganda signs contract with British East Africa Company, assuring their backing as he takes the throne from his brother
Henry Miller, American novelist, known for american novelist, was born on 1891-12-26.
Alberto Franchetti's opera "Cristoforo Colombo" opens at La Scala Teatro in Milan, Italy
Marie and Pierre Curie announce the existence of a second element, which they name "radium"
Mafeking: Bathe-Powells failed assault up fort Game Tree: 24 killed
Most knock downs in a fight, Oscar Nelson (5) and Christy Williams (42) in Hot Springs, South Dakota
US Government protests British interference with American merchant ships at sea, on the same day Germans announce they will treat food as contraband, subject to seizure; weakens America's protest
Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre LH was a French general who served as Commander-in-Chief of French forces on the Western Front from the start of World War I until the end of 1916.
1st NHL defensemen to score a goal: Toronto Maple Leaf Harry Cameron
1st day of 1st-class cricket in Aust after WW I (Vic v NSW)
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division.
1st East-West Shrine Bowl game of college football 'all-stars' played before 25,000 fans at Ewing Park, San Francisco. Proceeds continue to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children.
Johnny Weissmuller announces his retirement from amateur swimming
Edwin Howard Armstrong (December 18, 1890 – February 1, 1954) was an American radio-frequency engineer and inventor who developed FM (frequency modulation) radio and the superheterodyne receiver...
The Yomiuri Giants (読売ジャイアンツ, Yomiuri Jaiantsu; formally Yomiuri Kyojingun (読売巨人軍)) and still known by the nickname Kyojin (巨人) are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon...
Israel's Philarmonic Orchestra forms
Thomas William John Goddard (1 October 1900 – 22 May 1966) was an English cricketer and the fifth-highest wicket taker in first-class cricket.
Earthquake in East Anatolia Turkey
Phil Spector, American musician, known for american record producer and convicted murderer, was born on 1939-12-26.
Film "The Philadelphia Story," directed by George Cukor and based on the Broadway play of the same name, starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart, is released (James Stewart wins the Academy Award for Best Actor)
Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship or battlecruiser, of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine.
George Smith Patton Jr. (11 November 1885 – 21 December 1945) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh Army in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, then the Third Army...
The franc is any of various units of currency. One franc is typically divided into 100 centimes.
Flamingo Las Vegas (formerly the Flamingo Hilton) is a casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment.
The territorial evolution of the British Empire is considered to have begun with the foundation of the English colonial empire in the late 16th century.
József Mindszenty was a Hungarian cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Esztergom and leader of the Catholic Church in Hungary from 1945 to 1973.
"The Shadow" airs for last time on radio
RKO is 1st to announce sale of its film library to TV
Ozzie Smith, American athlete, known for american professional baseball player, was born on 1955-12-26. Osborne Earl Smith is an American former professional baseball player.
Temuera Morrison, New Zealand zealand actor, known for new zealand actor, was born on 1961-12-26.
Dmitri Shostakovich's opera "Katerina Ismailova" premieres at the Stanislavski-Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theatre, in Moscow, USSR
"I Saw Her Standing There" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
AFL Championship, War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo: Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 20-7; defending champions can't overcome 1st quarter injury to star RB Keith Lincoln
Lars Ulrich, American musician, known for danish drummer, was born on 1964-12-26. Lars Ulrich is a Danish musician who is the drummer and a founding member of American heavy metal band Metallica.
AFL Championship, Balboa Stadium San Diego: Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 23-0; repeat previous year's win over SD
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time.
Ballon d'Or: Ferencváros forward Flórián Albert wins award for best European football player ahead of Manchester United midfielder Bobby Charlton and Celtic winger Jimmy Johnstone
Dave Brubeck Quartet formally disbands
Arab terrorists in Athens fire on El Al plane, kills 1
NHL Washington Capitals 1st franchise sellout
1st supersonic transport service (USSR-Tupolev-144)
George Harrison teases his hit "My Sweet Lord" before breaking into "The Pirate Song" on Eric Idle's Rutland Weekend Television Christmas Special (UK)
The Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) is founded
USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
Soviet special forces take over the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan
The Ilyushin Il-86 is a retired short- to medium-range wide-body jet airliner that served as the USSR's first wide-bodied aircraft.
The history of the West Indian cricket team begins in the 1880s when the first combined West Indian team was formed and toured Canada and the United States.
TIME's Man of the Year is the computer
Test Cricket debut of Gregory Richard John Matthews, v Pakistan at the MCG
Alexander Wang, American fashion designer, known for american fashion designer, was born on 1984-12-26. Alexander Wang is an American fashion designer.
Stephen Rodger Waugh is an Australian former international cricketer and twin brother of cricketer Mark Waugh.
Captured Iraqi Airways Boeing-737 in Saudi Arabia, about 60 killed
Mark John Douglas Messier is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. His playing career in the National Hockey League (NHL) lasted 25 seasons (1979–2004) with the Edmonton Oilers, New York...
Kit Harington, English actor, known for english actor, was born on 1987-12-26. Christopher Catesby Harington, known professionally as Kit Harington, is an English actor.
Anti African student rebellion in Nanjing, China
ODI cricket debut for Australia's Mark Taylor and Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya at the MCG
Future Hockey Hall of Fame right wing Joe Mullen scores 4 goals for the second straight NHL game as the Pittsburgh Penguins rout Toronto, 12-1; Mario Lemieux adds 2 goals & 5 assists and Kevin Stevens has 2 goals & 4 assists
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh.
New York Jets announcer Marty Glickman retires at 75
The joint Turkish–Azeri blockade of Armenia is an ongoing transportation and economic embargo against Armenia which has significantly impacted its economy and the regional trade dynamics of the...
Jade Thirlwall, English musician, known for english singer, was born on 1993-12-26. Jade Amelia Thirlwall is an English singer.
French commandos terminate Air France hijacking in Marseille
Muttiah Muralitharan no-balled for throwing (SL v Aust, MCG)
Six-year-old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey is found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colorado, seven hours after being reported as missing
The Soufriere Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat explodes, creating a small tsunami offshore.
Shortly after the September 11 attacks, the United States under the administration of George W.
Severe weather in France kills over 100 people and causes extensive damage to property, trees and the French national power grid
Crude oil prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) record one of their largest 1-day jumps of the year as traders become convinced that OPEC will follow through on production cuts
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake devastates southeast Iranian city of Bam, killing tens of thousands and destroying the citadel of Arg-é Bam.
A 9.3 magnitude earthquake creates a tsunami that devastates Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives, and other coastal regions of the Indian Ocean, killing about 230,000 people
The Boxing Day shooting was a Canadian gang-related shooting which occurred on December 26, 2005, on Toronto's Yonge Street, resulting in the death of 15-year-old student Jane Creba.
At 40 years, 268 days, Teddy Sheringham scores for West Ham United in a 2-1 loss to Portsmouth at Upton Park, London; becomes oldest goalscorer in EPL history
China opens the world’s longest high speed rail route from Beijing to Guangzhou
Floods in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay displace 150,000, blamed on El Nino
Colin Timothy O'Brady is an American professional endurance athlete, motivational speaker and adventurer.
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Thursday, December 26, 2019, with a magnitude of 0.9701.
The Detroit Pistons suffer a 118-112 loss to the Brooklyn Nets at home to set an NBA single-season record with their 27th straight defeat
The Walk for Peace is a long-distance pilgrimage in the United States initiated by Buddhist monks from the Hương Đạo Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., promoting...