On This Day in History December 26, 2018

Historical Events 1492  1st Spanish settlement La Navidad (modern Môle-Saint-Nicolas) in the New World is founded by Christopher Columbus 1792  Trial of French King Louis XVI, court hears the kings defense brought by Raymond Desèze 1825  Decembrist uprising in Russia against Tsar Nicholas I begins [O.S. 14 December] 2004  9.3 magnitude earthquake creates a tsunami causing devastation in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives and edges of the Indian Ocean, killing 230,000 people More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Charles Babbage (1791 - 1871) Henry Miller (1891) Mao Zedong (1893 - 1976) Steve Allen (1921 - 2000) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Gerald Ford (1913 - 2006) Harry Truman (1884 - 1972)