2021 Garland shooting
2021
Three people are killed when a 14-year-old opens fire on civilians at a Texaco convenience store in Garland, Texas..
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Historical Events on December 26
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2015 Garland tornado
A violent EF-4 tornado hits Garland, Texas, killing nine and injuring almost 500 others.
2015
High-speed rail in China
China opens the world's longest high-speed rail route, which links Beijing and Guangzhou.
2012
2006 Hengchun earthquakes
Two earthquakes in Hengchun, Taiwan measuring 7.0 and 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale kill two and disrupt telecommunications across Asia.
2006
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
The 9.1–9.3 Mw  Indian Ocean earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). One of the largest observed tsunamis, it affected coastal and partially mainland areas of Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Indonesia; death toll is estimated at 227,898.
2004
Orange Revolution
2004
Orange Revolution: The final run-off election in Ukraine is held under heavy international scrutiny..
2003 Bam earthquake
The 6.6 Mw  Bam earthquake shakes southeastern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving more than 26,000 dead and 30,000 injured.
2003
Cyclone Lothar
The storm Lothar sweeps across Central Europe, killing 137 and causing US$1.3 billion in damage.
1999
Ba'athist Iraq
Iraq announces its intention to fire upon U.S. and British warplanes that patrol the northern and southern no-fly zones.
1998
Armed Islamic Group of Algeria
Four Armed Islamic Group hijackers seize control of Air France Flight 8969. When the plane lands at Marseille, a French Gendarmerie assault team boards the aircraft and kills the hijackers.
1994
Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
1991
The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union meets and formally dissolves the Soviet Union, ending the Cold War..
United Express Flight 2415
United Express Flight 2415 crashes on approach to the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco, Washington, killing all six people on board.
1989
Rendlesham Forest incident
Witnesses report the first of several sightings of unexplained lights near RAF Woodbridge, in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, an incident called "Britain's Roswell".
1980
Dakar Rally
The inaugural Paris-Dakar Rally begins.
1978
Tupolev Tu-144
Tu-144, the world's first commercial supersonic aircraft, surpassing Mach 2, goes into service.
1975
Vietnam War
1972
Vietnam War: As part of Operation Linebacker II, 120 American B-52 Stratofortress bombers attacked Hanoi, including 78 launched from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the largest single combat launch in Strategic Air Command history..
Communist Party of the Philippines
The Communist Party of the Philippines is established by Jose Maria Sison, breaking away from the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930.
1968
Kwanzaa
The first Kwanzaa is celebrated by Maulana Karenga, the chair of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach.
1966
The Beatles
The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "I Saw Her Standing There" are released in the United States, marking the beginning of Beatlemania on an international level.
1963
JĂłzsef Mindszenty
Cardinal JĂłzsef Mindszenty is arrested in Hungary and accused of treason and conspiracy.
1948
Soviet Union
1948
The last Soviet troops withdraw from North Korea..
George S. Patton
World War II: George S. Patton's Third Army breaks the encirclement of surrounded U.S. forces at Bastogne, Belgium.
1944
World War II
World War II: German warship Scharnhorst is sunk off Norway's North Cape after a battle against major Royal Navy forces.
1943
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in the United States.
1941
Winston Churchill's address to the United States Congress (1941)
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress.
1941
Jean Sibelius
1926
World premiere of Sibelius's tone poem Tapiola..
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox is sold to the New York Yankees by owner Harry Frazee, allegedly establishing the Curse of the Bambino superstition.
1919
Marie Curie
Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.
1898
Thespis (opera)
Thespis, the first Gilbert and Sullivan collaboration, debuts.
1871
Battle of Chickasaw Bayou
American Civil War: The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou begins as Union General William T. Sherman starts landing his troops in an attempt to advance on Vicksburg, Mississippi.
1862
Dakota War of 1862
1862
Dakota War of 1862: The largest mass-hanging in U.S. history takes place in Mankato, Minnesota, where 38 Native American prisoners are hanged..
American Civil War
American Civil War: The Trent Affair: Confederate diplomatic envoys James Murray Mason and John Slidell are freed by the United States government, thus easing tensions between the U.S. and the United Kingdom.
1861
Rules derby
First Rules derby is held between Sheffield F.C. and Hallam F.C., the oldest football fixture in the world.
1860
Octonion
The discovery of octonions by John T. Graves, who denoted them with a boldface O, was announced to his mathematician friend William Hamilton, discoverer of quaternions, in a letter on this date.
1843
Liberalism
Advocates of liberalism in Russia rise up against Czar Nicholas I in the Decembrist revolt, but are later suppressed.
1825
Richmond Theatre fire
1811
A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills 72 people, including the Governor of Virginia George William Smith and the president of the First National Bank of Virginia Abraham B. Venable..
Battle of Pułtusk (1806)
Battles of Pultusk and Golymin: Russian forces hold French forces under Napoleon.
1806
Peace of Pressburg (1805)
Austria and France sign the Treaty of Pressburg.
1805
Henry Lee III
Henry Lee III's eulogy to George Washington in congress declares him as "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen".
1799
Second Battle of Wissembourg
Second Battle of Wissembourg: France defeats Austria.
1793
Louis XVI
1790
Louis XVI of France gives his public assent to Civil Constitution of the Clergy during the French Revolution..
American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army under General George Washington executes a successful surprise attack and defeats a garrison of Hessian forces serving Great Britain.
1776
Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach led the first performance of Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40, his first Christmas Cantata composed for Leipzig.
1723
Agrippina (opera)
The opera Agrippina by George Frideric Handel premiered in Venice.
1709
Second siege of Anandpur
Second Battle of Anandpur: In the Second Battle of Anandpur, Aurangzeb's two generals, Wazir Khan and Zaberdast Khan executed two children of Guru Gobind Singh, Zorawar Singh aged eight and Fateh Singh aged five, by burying them alive into a wall.
1704
Battle of Westbroek
1481
Battle of Westbroek: An army of 4,000 to 5,000 soldiers raised by David of Burgundy, Bishop of Utrecht, attacks an armed mob of people from nearby Utrecht who were trying to avenge the massacre of the inhabitants of Westbroek..
Berengar I of Italy
Berengar I is elected as king of Italy by the lords of Lombardy. He is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy at Pavia.
887
Pope Leo III
Election of Pope Leo III.
795