Wednesday, December 26, 2018

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
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