336 First recorded instance of Jesus’ nativity celebrated as a feast on December 25, appears in the Calendar of Filocalus (or Philocalus)
597 Thousands of Anglo-Saxons are baptized by the missionary Augustine, an important date in the Christianization of Southern England.
800 Pope Leo III crowns Charles the Great (Charlemagne), Roman Emperor
1066 William the Conqueror is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, completing the Norman conquest of England
1621 Puritans Attempted to Abolish Christmas
1741 Astronomer Anders Celsius introduces Centigrade temperature scale
1821 James Montgomery’s Christmas carol, “Angels from the Realms of Glory,” is first used in a public service, despite having been written in 1816. It is sung at the English Moravian center in Fulneck, Yorkshire, England.
1868 Despite bitter opposition, US President Andrew Johnson grants unconditional pardon to all persons involved in Southern rebellion (Civil War)
1991 Mikhail Gorbachev formally resigns as President of USSR in a televised speech
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Today in Film & TV
1962 “To Kill a Mockingbird”, a film adaptation of the novel by Harper Lee, directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Gregory Peck, is released (Gregory Peck – Best Actor Academy Awards 1963)
Today in Music
1896 “Stars & Stripes Forever” written by John Philip Sousa
Today in Sport
1862 40,000 watch Union army men play baseball at Hilton Head, South Carolina
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1914 Legendary “Christmas Truce” takes place on the battlefields of WWI between British and German troops. Instead of fighting, soldiers exchange gifts and play football
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1989 Japanese scientist achieve -271.8°C, coldest temperature ever recorded
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