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| December 26th |
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| About December 26th is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are five days remaining until the end of the calendar year. December 26th is the first day of Kwanzaa. Births 1921 - Steve Allen, comedian, actor, musician 1939 - Phil Spector, record producer, songwriter, convicted murderer 1947 - Carlton Fisk, Hall of Fame catcher 1954 - Ozzie Smith, Hall of Fame baseball shortstop 1955 - Evan Bayh, U.S. Senator (Indiana) Deaths 1931 - 1851 - Melvil Dewey, invented Dewey Decimal System 1972 - Harry S. Truman, 33rd U.S. President 1974 - Jack Benny, comedian, actor 2004 - Reggie White, Hall of Fame defensive end 2006 - Gerald Ford, 38th U.S. President Events 1908 - Jack Johnson becomes the first African American heavyweight boxing champ after defeating Canadian Tommy Burns in the 14th round. 1933 - A patent is awarded to Edwin H. Armstrong for the FM radio which he developed at Columbia University in New York City. 1941 - Winston Churchill becomes the first British Prime Minister to address the United States Congress. 1946 - Mobster "Bugsy" Siegel opens the Pink Flamingo Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. 2004 - A 9.2 magnitude earthquake in the Indian Ocean causes a tsunami causing devastation in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Maldives, killing an estimated 230,000 people. |
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