Daily recap on U.S. History
DECEMBER 26 — 1777 Battle of Trenton Conclusion: Washington surprises Hessains; 1999 Child entertainer Jon-Benet Ramsey found dead; 1966 1st Kwanzaa 1776 — Washington surprises the Hessians. Whoever said Washington never told a lie must be talking about a different
CHRISTMAS — 1914 Germans and British stop fighting to celebrate Christmas; 1862 Elijah Roades writes Christmas Memoirs, Bing Crosby introduces White Christmas, all-time best selling song; 1776 Washington crosses icy Delaware River CHRISTMAS 1914 – The Germans and British stopped
DECEMBER 24 — 1923 Coolidge lights 1st national Christmas Tree;1777 Battle of Trenton Pt. 2: Washington sends spy to fool Hessian leader about Continental army Christmas attack; 1955 NORAD begins using Santa Tracker 1923 – Silent Cal lights up the
DECEMBER 23 — 1777 Battle of Trenton Pt. 1: Washington draws inspiration for Continental Army from Thomas Paine’s An American Crisis; 1919 Alice Parker patents gas heating furnace; 1883 Maj. Rathbone snaps; 1972 The Immaculate Reception DECEMBER 23 1777 —
DECEMBER 22 — 1807 Trading stops between the U.S. and France and England from the Embargo Act; 1882 Edison invents Christmas Tree lights; 1913 News of Federal Reserve Act hits the world; 2009 Sleigh Ride most popular Holiday Song; 1971
DECEMBER 21 — 1988 News about Libyan terrorist attack on PanAm flight hits American newspapers;\ 1891 First basketball game played at Springfield College; 1941 Japan sink two American oil ships near San Francisco; 1968 Apollo 8 crew sees Santa Claus;
DECEMBER 20 — 1803 French hand Orleans to U.S.; 1989 America invades Panama; 2007 CSI Crime Lab toy recalled DECEMBER 20 1803 – The French hand Orleans to the US. …In April America had purchased the territory from France and
DECEMBER 19 — 1777 Washington hunkers down at Valley Forge; 1949 Pablo Escobar, world’s most successful cocaine dealer, is born732 Poor Richard’s Almanac published; 1941 Internment camps establishment announced for enemy aliens; 2015 KU Jayhawk fans game breaks record for
DECEMBER 18 — 1972 Nixon announces Christmas Bombing Campaign; 1903 News of Wright Bros. Flight hits the world; 2003 Michael Jackson charged with lewd conduct on children DECEMBER 18 1972 – Christmas bombing campaign announced by Nixon. …For the last
DECEMBER 17 — 1969 Operation: Blubook regarding UFOs shuts down; 1903 Wright brothers make 1st successful flight; 1997 World’s largest picnic basket opens in Newark, OH
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