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| [[1790]] – [[French Revolution]]: [[Louis&nbsp;XVI of France]] gave his [[Royal Assent]] to the '''[[Civil Constitution of the Clergy]]''', subordinating the [[Roman Catholic Church]] in France to the French government.▼
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▲| [[1790]] – [[French Revolution]]: [[Louis&nbsp;XVI of France]] gave his [[Royal Assent]] to the '''[[Civil Constitution of the Clergy]]''', subordinating the [[Roman Catholic Church]] in France to the French government.
| [[1908]] – Boxer '''[[Jack Johnson (boxer)|Jack Johnson]]''' became the first [[African American]] [[List of heavyweight boxing champions|Heavyweight Champion of the World]] after defeating Canadian [[Tommy Burns (boxer)|Tommy Burns]] in [[Sydney]].▼
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▲| [[1908]] – Boxer '''[[Jack Johnson (boxer)|Jack Johnson]]''' became the first [[African American]] [[List of heavyweight boxing champions|Heavyweight Champion of the World]] after defeating Canadian [[Tommy Burns (boxer)|Tommy Burns]] in [[Sydney]].
| [[1975]] – The '''[[Tupolev Tu-144]]''', the first commercial [[aircraft]] to surpass [[Mach number|Mach&nbsp;2]], went into service.▼
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| [[1946]] – American gangster [[Bugsy Siegel]] opened the '''[[Flamingo Las Vegas|The Pink Flamingo Hotel and Casino]]''' in [[Las Vegas]], the oldest casino still in operation on the [[Las Vegas Strip]].▼
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| [[1968]] – The [[Communist Party of the Philippines]], which is fighting an [[Communist insurgency in the Philippines|insurgency]], was established by '''[[Jose Maria Sison]]'''.
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* [[2006]] – The '''[[2006 Hengchun earthquakes|Hengchun earthquake]]''' struck off the southwest coast of Taiwan, on the anniversaries of the '''[[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]]''' that devastated coastal communities across Southeast and South Asia, and of the '''[[2003 Bam earthquake]]''' that destroyed areas of southeastern Iran.▼
▲| [[1975]] – The '''[[Tupolev Tu-144]]''', the first commercial [[aircraft]] to surpass [[Mach number|Mach&nbsp;2]], went into service.
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* [[1806]] – [[War of the Fourth Coalition]]: French troops under [[Napoleon]] engaged Russian forces in both the Battles of '''[[Battle of Pułtusk|Pultusk]]''' and '''[[Battle of Golymin|Golymin]]'''.
* [[1811]] – Seventy-two people died when a theater in [[Richmond, Virginia]], US, was '''[[Richmond Theatre fire|destroyed by fire]]'''—the worst urban disaster in American history at the time.▼
* [[1862]] – [[American Civil War]]: [[Confederate Army|Confederate]] defenders were victorious in the '''[[Battle of Chickasaw Bayou]]''' as the [[Union Army]] [[Vicksburg Campaign|attempted to capture]] the city of [[Vicksburg, Mississippi]].
▲* [[1811]] – Seventy-two people died when a theater in [[Richmond, Virginia]], US, was '''[[Richmond Theatre fire|destroyed by fire]]'''—the worst urban disaster in American history at the time.
* [[1871]] – '''''[[Thespis (opera)|Thespis]]''''', the first [[comic opera]] by [[Gilbert and Sullivan]], made its debut at the [[Gaiety Theatre, London]], UK.▼
* [[1825]] – [[Imperial Russian Army]] officers '''[[Decembrist revolt|led about 3,000 soldiers in a protest]]''' against [[Nicholas I of Russia|{{nowrap|Nicholas I}}]]'s assumption of the throne after his elder brother [[Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia|Constantine]] removed himself from the line of succession.▼
* [[1900]] – A relief crew arrived at the [[Flannan Isles Lighthouse|lighthouse]] ''(pictured)'' on the '''[[Flannan Isles]]''' of Scotland and discovered that the previous crew had disappeared without a trace.▼
* [[1996]] – Six-year-old American beauty queen '''[[Murder of JonBenét Ramsey|JonBenét Ramsey]]''' was found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home in [[Boulder, Colorado]], a murder that generated extensive coverage from the [[Media of the United States|American media]]. ▼
▲* [[1871]] – '''''[[Thespis (opera)|Thespis]]''''', the first [[comic opera]] by [[Gilbert and Sullivan]], made its debut at the [[Gaiety Theatre, London]], UK.
* [[1996]] – The [[Federation of Korean Trade Unions]] called upon its {{nowrap|1.2 million}} members to walk off the job, beginning '''[[1996–97 strikes in South Korea|the largest organized strike]]''' in [[South Korea|South Korea's]] history.▼
* [[1898]] – At the [[French Academy of Sciences]], physicists [[Pierre Curie|Pierre]]<!--not bold, needs more footnotes--> and [[Marie Curie]]<!--not bold if Pierre is not bold either--> ''(both pictured)'' announced the [[timeline of chemical elements discoveries|discovery of a new element]], naming it '''[[radium]]'''.▼
▲* [[2006]] – The '''[[2006 Hengchun earthquakes|Hengchun earthquake]]''' struck off the southwest coast of Taiwan, on the anniversaries of the '''[[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]]''' that devastated coastal communities across Southeast and South Asia, and of the '''[[2003 Bam earthquake]]''' that destroyed areas of southeastern Iran.
▲* [[1900]] – A relief crew arrived at the [[Flannan Isles Lighthouse|lighthouse]] ''(pictured)'' on the '''[[Flannan Isles]]''' of Scotland and discovered that the previous crew had disappeared without a trace.
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* [[1919]] – American [[baseball]] player '''[[Babe Ruth]]''' was sold by the [[Boston Red Sox]] to their rivals, the [[New York Yankees]], starting the 84-year-long '''[[Curse of the Bambino]]'''.▼
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'''[[December 26]]''': '''[[Boxing Day]]''' in [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth countries]]; '''[[St. Stephen's Day]]''' (Western Christianity); '''[[Kwanzaa]]''' begins in Canada and the United States▼
▲| [[1946]] – American gangster [[Bugsy Siegel]] opened the '''[[Flamingo Las Vegas|The Pink Flamingo Hotel and Casino]]''' in [[Las Vegas]], the oldest casino still in operation on the [[Las Vegas Strip]].
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▲* [[1996]] – Six-year-old American beauty queen '''[[Murder of JonBenét Ramsey|JonBenét Ramsey]]''' was found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home in [[Boulder, Colorado]], a murder that generated extensive coverage from the [[Media of the United States|American media]].
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* [[1606]] – The first recorded performance of the play '''''[[King Lear]]''''', a [[tragedy]] by [[William Shakespeare]] based on the legendary [[Leir of Britain|King Lear]] of the [[Britons (Celtic people)|Britons]], was held.
▲* [[1825]] – [[Imperial Russian Army]] officers '''[[Decembrist revolt|led about 3,000 soldiers in a protest]]''' against [[Nicholas I of Russia|{{nowrap|Nicholas I}}]]'s assumption of the throne after his elder brother [[Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia|Constantine]] removed himself from the line of succession.
▲* [[1898]] – At the [[French Academy of Sciences]], physicists [[Pierre Curie|Pierre]]<!--not bold, needs more footnotes--> and [[Marie Curie]]<!--not bold if Pierre is not bold either--> ''(both pictured)'' announced the [[timeline of chemical elements discoveries|discovery of a new element]], naming it '''[[radium]]'''.
▲* [[1919]] – American [[baseball]] player '''[[Babe Ruth]]''' was sold by the [[Boston Red Sox]] to their rivals, the [[New York Yankees]], starting the 84-year-long '''[[Curse of the Bambino]]'''.
* [[1991]] – The [[Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union|Supreme Soviet]] officially dissolved itself, completing the '''[[dissolution of the Soviet Union]]'''.
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▲'''[[December 26]]''': '''[[Boxing Day]]''' in [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth countries]]; '''[[St. Stephen's Day]]''' (Western Christianity); '''[[Kwanzaa]]''' begins in Canada and the United States
▲* [[1996]] – The [[Federation of Korean Trade Unions]] called upon its {{nowrap|1.2 million}} members to walk off the job, beginning '''[[1996–97 strikes in South Korea|the largest organized strike]]''' in [[South Korea|South Korea's]] history.
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