December 26 History - December 26th Holiday

Famous Quote For December 26

"The purity of his private charter gave effulgence to his public virtues. (Spoken at George Washington's funeral)"

John Marshall, 1799

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December 26 History

1975 - Russia begins the world's first supersonic air transport service with its Tupolev Tu-144 run from Moscow to Alma-Ata.

1878 - John Wanamaker installed electric lights in his department store in Philadelphia.

1865 - Coffee percolator patented by James H. Mason of Franklin, MA

1862 - Four nuns serving as volunteer nurses on board USS Red Rover are the first female nurses on a U.S. Navy hospital ship.

1606 - Shakespeare's King Lear 1st performed

This Day In Business

1933 - The FM radio is patented.

This Day In Entertainment

1966 - The first Kwanzaa is celebrated by Maulana Karenga.

This Day In Geography

1805 - The fourth Treaty of Pressburg is signed.

This Day In Sports

1986 - Doug Jarvis sets the NHL record for most consecutive games played - 916.

December 26th Holiday

First Day of Kwanza - A weeklong celebration honoring universal African-American heritage and culture.

Today's Birthday Trivia

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Today's Birthday Horoscope

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