Unusual historical Events that Happened in Christmas

Unusual historical Events that Happened in Christmas

Researched by Dr Abe V Rotor

1. Washington Crosses the Delaware River in 1776 (Photo)
2. Christmas Day, 1990, The Internet Gets Its First Test Run
3. USSR Invades Afghanistan in 1979
4. Isaac Newton was Born on Christmas Day
5. Charlie Chaplin Passes Away
6. Apollo 8 Reaches the Moon’s Orbit
7. Mikhail Gorbachev Resigns as Soviet President
8. The Song ‘Silent Night’ Is First Performed in Public
9. President Andrew Johnson Pardons All Confederate Soldiers
10. Charlemagne Crowned Holy Roman Emperor, year 800.
11. William the Conqueror Crowned King of England, 1066
12. Ford Model T Unveiled, 1913
13. Andrew Johnson Pardons All Confederate Soldiers, 1868
14. Hirohito Becomes Emperor of Japan, 1926
15. President Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu of Romania Executed, 1989 
16. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, former presidents of the US, Die, 1826 
17. A 2004 earthquake in south-east Asia, measuring 9.3 on the Richter scale, led to a devastating group of tsunamis the next day, which would ultimately kill over 200,000 people.