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Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1958: Rickey Henderson - New York Mets
- 1954: Annie Lennox - Musician
- 1950: Karl Rove - Fox News Channel
- 1899: Humphrey Bogart - Casablanca
Famous Deaths
- 2006: James Brown - Soul Legend
- 1995: Dean Martin - Entertainer
- 1977: Charlie Chaplin - Entertainer
Music Chart Toppers
Top Box Office Movies
- 2007: National Treasure Book of Secrets - Nicolas Cage
- 2006: Night at the Museum - Ben Stiller
- 2005: King Kong - Jack Black
- 2004: Meet The Fockers - Ben Stiller
- 2003: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin
- 1998: You've Got Mail - Tom Hanks The Numbers: Historical Box Office Charts
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The 1990s
- 1991: Mikhail Gorbachev announced his resignation as leader of the Soviet Union.
December 25 1914
1914: On both the Eastern and Western fronts of World War I, German and Allied soldiers called a truce and celebrated Christmas together.
The 1800s
- 1868: President Andrew Johnson gave a Presidential Pardon to every involved in the Southern Rebellion which led to the American Civil War.
The 1000s
- 1066: William the Conqueror was crowned king of England.