All Events

Historical Events on December 25

  • Constantine the Great

    333

    Roman Emperor Constantine the Great elevates his youngest son Constans to the rank of Caesar.

  • Christmas

    336

    First documentary sign of Christmas celebration in Rome.

  • William the Conqueror

    1066

    William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy is crowned king of England, at Westminster Abbey, London.

  • George Washington

    1776

    George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River at night to attack Hessian forces serving Great Britain at Trenton, New Jersey, the next day.

  • Andrew Johnson

    1868

    United States President Andrew Johnson grants an unconditional pardon to all Confederate veterans.

  • World War II

    1941

    World War II: Battle of Hong Kong ends, beginning the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.

  • Soviet Union

    1962

    The Soviet Union conducts its final above-ground nuclear weapon test, in anticipation of the 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

  • Apollo program

    1968

    Apollo program: Apollo 8 performs the very first successful Trans-Earth injection (TEI) maneuver, sending the crew and spacecraft on a trajectory back to Earth from Lunar orbit.

  • Mikhail Gorbachev

    1991

    Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union (the union itself is dissolved the next day). Ukraine's referendum is finalized and Ukraine officially leaves the Soviet Union.

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