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The date of December 25 is renown world over, largely because it is the traditional observance of the date Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem. (Many believers, especially Messianics, refer to him as Yeshua.) In recent years, the subject of his date of birth has become a topic of discussion. However, we are not here to debate said point in this writing.
Throughout the millennium, numerous other events have occurred on this date. Some are more important than others. However, we are not attempting to offer reasons why. We simply wish to provide a list of notables and leave it to you to determine their value.
With said introduction noted, let’s peruse a variety of noteworthy things that took place on Dec. 25 throughout history:
Let’s begin with some political notes:
- 800 Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor
- 1066 William the Conqueror crowned King of England
- 1776 George Washington crosses the Delaware River for the Battle of Trenton
- 1914 Christmas truce during WWI
- 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev resigned
Non-political events:
- 336 The first recorded celebration of Christmas took place in Rome
- 1223 St Francis of Assisi creates the first nativity scene
- 1492 Columbus’s ship Santa Maria runs aground in Puerto de la Navidad
- 1941 Bing Crosby debuts the song “White Christmas”
- 1962 The film “To Kill a Mocking Bird” is released
Space Exploration:
- 1968 Apollo 8 becomes the first manned mission to orbit the moon and broadcast back to Earth
- 1758 Haley’s Comet is sighted
Sports
- 2002 Katie Hnida from University of New Mexico became the first female to play in a Div 1 football game
Births/Deaths
- 1899 Actor Humphrey Bogart is born
- 1924 Twilight Zone’s Rod Serling is born
- 1943 Singer Jimmy Buffet is born
- 1907 Singer Cab Calloway is born
- 1958 Baseball player Ricky Henderson is born
- 1996 Child beauty JonBenet Ramsey died
- 1977 Actor Charlie Chaplin died
- 2006 Singer James Brown died
- 1995 Entertainer Dean Martin died
We know countless others were born and have died on Dec. 25, as well as numerous other significant events have taken place. Their numbers would provide a list that might make you cross-eyed. Thus, we narrowed it to what is presented herein.
Everything else is just history
