December 26 is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are five days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Thursday or Friday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Sunday (56).
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1492 – The first Spanish settlement in the New World, La Navidad (modern Môle-Saint-Nicolas), is founded, by Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.
1606 – On this day in 1606, William Shakespeare's play King Lear is performed at the court of King James I of England. Lear is one of the later works penned by the playwright.
1776 – At approximately 8 a.m. on the morning of December 26, 1776, General George Washington's Continental Army reaches the outskirts of Trenton, New Jersey, and descends upon the unsuspecting Hessian force guarding the city.
1799 – George Washington is eulogized by Colonel Henry Lee III as, "First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen."
1776 – At approximately 8 a.m. on the morning of December 26, 1776, General George Washington's Continental Army reaches the outskirts of Trenton, New Jersey, and descends upon the unsuspecting Hessian force guarding the city.
1799 – George Washington is eulogized by Colonel Henry Lee III as, "First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen."
1820 – Hoping to recover from bankruptcy with a bold scheme of colonization, Moses Austin meets with Spanish authorities in San Antonio to ask permission for 300 Anglo-American families to settle in Texas.
1861 – On this day in 1861, Confederate diplomatic envoys James Mason and John Slidell are freed by President Abraham Lincoln's administration, heading off a possible war between the United States and Great Britain.
1917 – Eight months after the United States enters World War I on behalf of the Allies, President Woodrow Wilson announces the nationalization of a large majority of the country's railroads under the Federal Possession and Control Act.
1861 – On this day in 1861, Confederate diplomatic envoys James Mason and John Slidell are freed by President Abraham Lincoln's administration, heading off a possible war between the United States and Great Britain.
1917 – Eight months after the United States enters World War I on behalf of the Allies, President Woodrow Wilson announces the nationalization of a large majority of the country's railroads under the Federal Possession and Control Act.
1925 – An NHL record of 141 combined shots on goal (SOG) is set as the New York Americans (73) beat the Pittsburgh Pirates (68), by a score of 3-1.
1941 – Less than three weeks after the American entrance into World War II, Winston Churchill becomes the first British prime minister to address Congress.
1944 – On this day, General George S. Patton employs an audacious strategy to relieve the besieged Allied defenders of Bastogne, Belgium, during the brutal Battle of the Bulge.
1944 – On this day, General George S. Patton employs an audacious strategy to relieve the besieged Allied defenders of Bastogne, Belgium, during the brutal Battle of the Bulge.
1946 – On December 26, 1946, in Las Vegas, Nevada, mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel opens the Pink Flamingo Hotel and Casino at a total cost of $6 million. The 40-acre facility wasn't complete and Siegel was hoping to raise some revenue with the grand opening.
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1991 – Charles Henry "Chuck" Noll retires as an NFL coach after 23 years leading the Pittsburgh Steelers and winning four Super Bowl titles in the 1970s.
1999 – Severe weather in France kills over 100 people and causes extensive damage to property, trees and the French national power grid (see Lothar).
2004 – A powerful 9.3 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, on this day in 2004 sets off a huge tsunami that wreaks death and devastation across the Indian Ocean coastline. The quake was the second strongest ever recorded and the estimated 230,000 dead made this disaster one of the 10 worst of all time.
TODAY'S BIRTHS
1716 – Thomas Gray, English poet and scholar (d. 1771)
1891 – Henry Miller, American author and painter (d. 1980)
1893 – Mao Zedong, Chinese politician, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (d. 1976)
1921 – Steve Allen, American actor, singer, talk show host, and screenwriter (d. 2000)
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2004 – A powerful 9.3 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, on this day in 2004 sets off a huge tsunami that wreaks death and devastation across the Indian Ocean coastline. The quake was the second strongest ever recorded and the estimated 230,000 dead made this disaster one of the 10 worst of all time.
TODAY'S BIRTHS
1716 – Thomas Gray, English poet and scholar (d. 1771)
1891 – Henry Miller, American author and painter (d. 1980)
1893 – Mao Zedong, Chinese politician, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (d. 1976)
1921 – Steve Allen, American actor, singer, talk show host, and screenwriter (d. 2000)
From Wikipedia and Google, ex as noted.
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