Once Upon A Time – Dec. 24 – 1818 – Christmas Carol “Silent Night” Composed By Franz Xaver Gruber Is First Sung

1565 Compromise of the Nobles in Habsburg Netherlands closes against inquisition.

1814 Treaty of Ghent signed, ending the War of 1812 between the United States, the United Kingdom and their allies.

1936 1st radioactive isotope medicine administered in Berkeley, California.

1943 US President FDR appoints General Eisenhower Supreme Commander of the Allied forces.

Historical Events Today

Today In Film & Tv

1922 BBC broadcasts first British radio play “The Truth about Father Christmas”.

Today In Music

1871 Giusseppi Verdi’s “Aida” opera premieres in Cairo.

Today In Sport

1889 Daniel Stover & William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake.

1982 Chaminade, with a student body of only 850 students, beats #1 ranked Virginia 77-72 in a Honolulu holiday basketball classic.

Do You Know This Fact About Today? Did You Know?

1818 Christmas carol “Silent Night” composed by Franz Xaver Gruber is first sung at St Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, Austria.

Would You Believe?

1901 Private companies allowed to use the word “postcard” in the US. Previously they were labelled “Private Mailing Cards” and known as “souvenir cards”.