On this day …
December 25, 2014
- In 1776, George Washington and the Continental Army crossed the Delaware River to attack British forces at Trenton, N.J., the following day.
- In 1868, President Andrew Johnson granted an unconditional pardon to all Confederate soldiers.
- In 1926, Japan’s Emperor Taisho died. He was succeeded by his son, Prince Hirohito.
- In 1950, the Stone of Scone, the traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, was stolen from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It was found four months later in Scotland.
- In 1977, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin met with Egyptian president Anwar Sadat.
- In 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as General Secretary of the Soviet Union.
- In 2004, the Cassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan three weeks later.
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