Birthday December 26, 1194 Frederick II Hohenstaufen, Holy Roman emperor
Birthday December 26, 1716 Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard)
Birthday December 26, 1738 Thomas Nelson, merchant, signed Decl of Ind
Birthday December 26, 1778 Juan Lovera, Venezuelan artist
Birthday December 26, 1792 Charles Babbage, invented calculating machine
Birthday December 26, 1837 Adm. George Dewey, the American naval hero of Manila
Birthday December 26, 1891 Henry Miller, author (Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer)
Birthday December 26, 1893 Mao Tse-tung, of little red book fame
Birthday December 26, 1914 Richard Widmark, Actor (Alamo, Judgement at Nuremberg)
Birthday December 26, 1917 Rosemary Woods, Nixon's secretary, keep her away from your tapes
Birthday December 26, 1921 Steve Allen, comedian
Birthday December 26, 1927 Alan King, comedian
Birthday December 26, 1942 Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arevalo, president of Guatemala (1986-, )
Birthday December 26, 1948 Chris Chambliss, NY Yankee 1st baseman
History December 26, 1492 1st Spanish settlement in New World founded by Columbus
History December 26, 1606 King Lear performed at Court
History December 26, 1610 Bathory's torturous escapades are exposed
History December 26, 1773 Expulsion of tea ships from Phila
History December 26, 1776 Washington wins first major U.S. victory at Trenton
History December 26, 1820 Moses Austin asks Spanish for Texas colony
History December 26, 1848 1st gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to SF
History December 26, 1860 Maiden voyage of 1st steamship owned by 1 man (C Vanderbilt)
History December 26, 1861 Mason and Slidell freed
History December 26, 1865 James Mason patents 1st American coffee percolator
History December 26, 1908 Jack Johnson wins heavyweight boxing title
History December 26, 1908 Jack Johnson wins heavyweight title
History December 26, 1917 U.S. government takes over control of nation's railroads
History December 26, 1917 Fed govt took over operation of American RR for duration of WW I
History December 26, 1919 Yanks & Red Sox reach agreement on transfer of Babe Ruth
History December 26, 1925 1st East-West football game at Ewing Park before 25 000 fans
History December 26, 1933 US foreswears armed intervention in Western Hemisphere
History December 26, 1941 Churchill addresses Congress
History December 26, 1943 Britain surprises German attacker in the Arctic
History December 26, 1944 Patton relieves Bastogne
History December 26, 1955 Porgy and Bess opens in Leningrad
History December 26, 1956 Carmaker Preston Tucker dies
History December 26, 1966 The first Kwanzaa
History December 26, 1966 Jimi Hendrix writes Purple Haze
History December 26, 1967 Laos says communists launched an offensive
History December 26, 1971 U.S. jets strike North Vietnam
History December 26, 1972 Harry Truman 33rd US Pres dies at 88
History December 26, 1972 Truman dies
History December 26, 1973 The Exorcist opens
History December 26, 1973 Soyuz 13 returns to Earth
History December 26, 2004 Tsunami wreaks havoc on Southeast Asia
History December 26, 2004 Tsunami devastates Indian Ocean coast
December 26, 1194 Frederick II Hohenstaufen, Holy Roman emperor
December 26, 1716 Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard)
December 26, 1738 Thomas Nelson, merchant, signed Decl of Ind
December 26, 1778 Juan Lovera, Venezuelan artist
December 26, 1792 Charles Babbage, invented calculating machine
December 26, 1837 Adm. George Dewey, the American naval hero of Manila
December 26, 1891 Henry Miller, author (Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer)
December 26, 1893 Mao Tse-tung, of little red book fame
December 26, 1914 Richard Widmark, Actor (Alamo, Judgement at Nuremberg)
December 26, 1917 Rosemary Woods, Nixon's secretary, keep her away from your tapes
December 26, 1921 Steve Allen, comedian
December 26, 1927 Alan King, comedian
December 26, 1942 Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arevalo, president of Guatemala (1986-, )
December 26, 1948 Chris Chambliss, NY Yankee 1st baseman
December 26, 1492 1st Spanish settlement in New World founded by Columbus
December 26, 1606 King Lear performed at Court
December 26, 1610 Bathory's torturous escapades are exposed
December 26, 1773 Expulsion of tea ships from Phila
December 26, 1776 Washington wins first major U.S. victory at Trenton
December 26, 1820 Moses Austin asks Spanish for Texas colony
December 26, 1848 1st gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to SF
December 26, 1860 Maiden voyage of 1st steamship owned by 1 man (C Vanderbilt)
December 26, 1861 Mason and Slidell freed
December 26, 1865 James Mason patents 1st American coffee percolator
December 26, 1908 Jack Johnson wins heavyweight boxing title
December 26, 1908 Jack Johnson wins heavyweight title
December 26, 1917 U.S. government takes over control of nation's railroads
December 26, 1917 Fed govt took over operation of American RR for duration of WW I
December 26, 1919 Yanks & Red Sox reach agreement on transfer of Babe Ruth
December 26, 1925 1st East-West football game at Ewing Park before 25 000 fans
December 26, 1933 US foreswears armed intervention in Western Hemisphere
December 26, 1941 Churchill addresses Congress
December 26, 1943 Britain surprises German attacker in the Arctic
December 26, 1944 Patton relieves Bastogne
December 26, 1955 Porgy and Bess opens in Leningrad
December 26, 1956 Carmaker Preston Tucker dies
December 26, 1966 The first Kwanzaa
December 26, 1966 Jimi Hendrix writes Purple Haze
December 26, 1967 Laos says communists launched an offensive
December 26, 1971 U.S. jets strike North Vietnam
December 26, 1972 Harry Truman 33rd US Pres dies at 88
December 26, 1972 Truman dies
December 26, 1973 The Exorcist opens
December 26, 1973 Soyuz 13 returns to Earth
December 26, 2004 Tsunami wreaks havoc on Southeast Asia
December 26, 2004 Tsunami devastates Indian Ocean coast