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Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1956: David Sedaris - Humorist
- 1955: Evan Bayh - Indiana Senator
- 1939: Phil Spector - Record Producer
- 1893: Mao Zedong - Chinese Leader
Famous Deaths
- 2006: Gerald Ford -36th American President
- 2004: Reggie White - Green Bay Packers
- 1974: Jack Benny - Entertainer
- 1972: Harry Truman - 33rd American President
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 2000s
- 2004: The 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami killed more then 200,000 people in 13 different counties.
The 1990s
- 1996: Six-year old JonBenet Ramsey was murdered in her family home in Colorado.
December 26 1941
1941: Winston Churchill became the first British prime minister to address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress. He said that the United States and the United Kingdom must stand together to defeat Adolf Hitler, Japan and fascist Italy.
The 1700s
- 1776: American Revolution: George Washington and his men defeat the British during the Battle of Trenton.
The 1940s
- 1946: Bugsy Siegel opens the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.