This Day In History
December 26
King Lear performed at Court Bathory's torturous escapades are exposed Washington wins first major U.S. victory at Trenton Moses Austin asks Spanish for Texas colony Possible war between U.S. and Britain is averted Jack Johnson wins heavyweight boxing title Jack Johnson wins heavyweight title U.S. government takes over control of nation's railroads Churchill addresses Congress Britain surprises German attacker in the Arctic Patton relieves Bastogne Bugsy Siegel opens Flamingo Hotel Porgy and Bess opens in Leningrad Carmaker Preston Tucker dies The first Kwanzaa Jimi Hendrix writes "Purple Haze" Laos says communists launched an offensive U.S. jets strike North Vietnam Truman dies The Exorcist opens Tsunami devastates Indian Ocean coast Tsunami wreaks havoc on Southeast Asia
King Lear performed at Court Bathory's torturous escapades are exposed Washington wins first major U.S. victory at Trenton Moses Austin asks Spanish for Texas colony Possible war between U.S. and Britain is averted Jack Johnson wins heavyweight boxing title Jack Johnson wins heavyweight title U.S. government takes over control of nation's railroads Churchill addresses Congress Britain surprises German attacker in the Arctic Patton relieves Bastogne Bugsy Siegel opens Flamingo Hotel Porgy and Bess opens in Leningrad Carmaker Preston Tucker dies The first Kwanzaa Jimi Hendrix writes "Purple Haze" Laos says communists launched an offensive U.S. jets strike North Vietnam Truman dies The Exorcist opens Tsunami devastates Indian Ocean coast Tsunami wreaks havoc on Southeast Asia
