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| 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 |