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| 0336 | - | 1st recorded celebration of Christmas on Dec. 25 took place in Rome |
| 1066 | - | William the Conqueror was crowned king of England |
| 1758 | - | Halley\s comet 1st sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch during return |
| 1776 | - | Washington crosses Delaware & surprises Hessians |
| 1818 | - | Silent Night by Franz Joseph Gruber & Joseph Mohr sung for 1st time |
| 1868 | - | Despite bitter opposition Pres Johnson grants unconditional pardon to all persons involved in the Southern rebellion (the Civil War) |
| 1926 | - | Hirohito became emperor of Japan |
| 1931 | - | NY\s Metropolitan Opera broadcasts an entire opera over radio |
| 1939 | - | Montgomery Ward introduces Rudolph the 9th reindeer |
| 1941 | - | Japan announces surrender of British-Canadian garrison at Hong Kong |
| 1963 | - | "Walt Disney\s \""The Sword In The Stone\"" is released" |
| 1968 | - | Frank Borman\s Christmas reading while orbiting moon |
| 1977 | - | Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland at 88 |
| 1977 | - | Israeli PM Menachem Begin met in Egypt with Egyptian Pres Sadat |
| 1983 | - | 1st live telecast of Christmas Parade |
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