On This Day in History December 26, 2022

Historical Events 1492  1st Spanish settlement La Navidad in the New World is founded by Christopher Columbus (modern Môle-Saint-Nicolas in Haiti) 1620  Mayflower Pilgrims come ashore in Plymouth Bay, traditionally thought to be at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts [OS: Dec 16] 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 Calico Jack 1682 - 1720 Charles Babbage 1791 - 1871 Mao Zedong 1893 - 1976 Steve Allen 1921 - 2000 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Gerald Ford 1913 - 2006 Harry Truman 1884 - 1972 More Famous Deaths