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What happened in history on this day: December 26?
On December 26 in ...
- 1776 - US General George Washington defeats Hessians at Trenton, New Jersey.
- 1799 - George Washington is eulogized by Colonel Henry Lee as "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen".
- 1805 - Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts established, Philadelphia, USA.
- 1811 - In Richmond, Virginia, a fire breaks out in a new theater, killing almost eighty, including Governor George Smith.
- 1814 - Congress authorizes 5.4 percent interest-bearing notes.
- 1854 - Wood-pulp paper first exhibited, Buffalo, New York.
- 1862 - First US navy hospital ship enters service.
- 1862 - 38 Santee Sioux Indians are hanged in Mankato, Minnesota, USA due to their uprising.
- 1862 - Battle of Dumfries, Virginia, CSA.
- 1865 - James H Mason (Massachusetts) patents first US coffee percolator.
- 1877 - Socialist Labor Party of North America holds first national convention.
- 1878 - First US store to install electric lights, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1917 - US government takes over operation of American railroad for duration of European war.
- 1933 - US forswears armed intervention in the Western Hemisphere.
- 1941 - Winston Churchill becomes first British Prime Minister to address a joint meeting of US Congress, warning that the Axis would "stop at nothing".
- 1944 - Battle of Bastogne-US General Patton's 4th Pantzers repulse the Germans.
- 1944 - Tennessee Williams' play Glass Menagerie premieres in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- 1946 - Gangster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel opens the Flamingo Hotel and Casino on the desert highway between Las Vegas and the McCarren airport. Cost was nearly $6 million, on an initial budget of $1 million.
- 1947 - Heavy snow blankets Northeast USA, buries New York City under 25.8 inches of snow in 16 hours; the same day, Los Angeles sets a record high of 84 degrees F.
- 1963 - US furnishes cereal to USSR.
- 1982 - Time magazine's Man of the Year is a computer, first non-human.
- 1991 - Jack Ruby's gun (killed Lee Harvey Oswald) sells for US$220,000 in auction.
- 2018 - After weeks of losses the Dow Jones Industrial Average posts its largest ever one-day point gain: 1,086 points.
Births on December 26
- 1902 - Birth of Elisha Cook Junior in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane, Magnum PI).
- 1914 - Birth of Richard Widmark in Sunrise, Minnesota, USA; actor (Madigan, Judgment at Nüremberg).
- 1915 - Birth of Una Mae Carlisle in Xenia, Ohio, USA; pianist/vocalist ("Walkin' at the River").
- 1921 - Birth of Steve Allen in New York City, New York, USA; comedian/TV host (The Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show).
- 1927 - Birth of Alan King AKA Irwin Kniberg in New York City, New York, USA; standup comedian and actor (33 times on Ed Sullivan Show TV show, Anderson Tapes, Memories of Me, co-hosted Tony Awards and the Oscar Awards).
- 1935 - Birth of Abdul "Duke" Fakir in Detroit, Michigan, USA; rock vocalist (Four Tops).
- 1942 - Birth of Earl Cate in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; country singer/twin of Ernie (Cate Brothers - "Fire on the Tracks").
- 1942 - Birth of Ernie Cate in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; country singer/twin of Earl (Cate Brothers - "Fire on the Tracks").
- 1947 - Birth of Carlton Fisk in Vermont, USA; all star catcher (Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox).
- 1947 - Birth of Joyce Jillson in Cranston, Rhode Island, USA; psychic/actress (Superchick).
- 1949 - Birth of Ira Newborn in New York City, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Manhattan Transfer).
- 1950 - Birth of Victoria Racimo in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Corene - Falcon Crest).
- 1954 - Birth of Ozzie Smith in Mobile, Alabama, USA; infielder (Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1960 - Birth of Terri Garber in Miami, Florida, USA; actress (Leslie Carrington - Dynasty).
- 1961 - Birth of Storm Davis in Dallas, Texas, USA; pitcher (Kansas City Royals).
- 1961 - Birth of Tahnee Welch [La Tahn Renee Welch] in San Diego, California, USA; actress (Cocoon).
- 1964 - Birth of Colleen Dion in Newburgh, New York, USA; actress (Felicia - The Bold and the Beautiful, Brett Gardner - Another World).
- 1964 - Birth of Jeff King in Marion, Indiana, USA; infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates).
- 1965 - Birth of Ben Husaby in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA; cross country skier (Olympics-1994).
- 1970 - Birth of Lisa Gathright in Moline, Illinois, USA; WPVA volleyball player (US Open-17th-1993).
- 1972 - Birth of Jared Leto in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA; actor (Jordan - My So Called Life).
- 1973 - Birth of Ryan Berube; American 800 metre freestyle relay (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1977 - Birth of Brandee Layne Loving; Miss Mississippi Teen USA (1996).
- 1980 - Birth of Serena Phillips in Corvallis, Oregon; figure skater (1997 Pruetten Champion).
- 1985 - Birth of Steven Hartman in Westlake, California; actor (Rick Forrester - The Bold and the Beautiful).
Deaths on December 26
- 1811 - In Richmond, Virginia, a fire breaks out in a new theater, killing almost eighty, including Governor George Smith.
- 1861 - Philip Saint George Cocke, Confederate Brigadier-General, commits suicide at age 52.
- 1931 - Death of Melvil Dewey, American librarian, inventor of Dewey Decimal Classification (born 1851).
- 1972 - Harry Truman, 33rd US President, dies in Kansas City, Missouri at age 88.
- 1973 - Harold B Lee, US head of Mormon Church, dies at age 74.
- 1976 - Philip A Hart, American politician (Senator-Democrat-Michigan), dies at age 64.
- 1980 - Richard Chase, the "Vampire of Sacramento," kills himself by overdose on San Quentin prison death row (born 1950).
- 1992 - John G Kemeny, US computer pioneer (BASIC programming language), dies.
- 1996 - Six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey is murdered in the basement of her parents' home in Boulder, Colorado.
- 2006 - Death of Gerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States (born 1913).
- 2021 - Death of Sarah Weddington at age 76; American lawyer (Roe v. Wade).
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