Everyone knows that Christmas is all about tearing open this, spend time with their loved ones, gorging on lots of good food and celebrate the spirit of the holidays in general.
Christmas History events
Even though most of us have had the holiday thing down now, some people out there may not be aware of some of the unusual and historic events marking the day of Christmas and Christmas Eve in the past.
Some of these notable episodes rope vacation, while others have nothing to do with Christmas at all. So put aside the crackers out of gingerbread and eggnog for a moment and take a look back with us at some of the strangest and the most important historical events that took place on Christmas Eve and Christmas day.
Christmas day, 1990, the Internet becomes its first set of tests
It is difficult to imagine that the internet has not been around since the beginning of time, but he did not. The internet has in fact got its first test run in 1990, on Christmas day. It was a special moment, indeed, while info.cern.ch, first the planet web server was running.
Christmas Day, 1990, The Internet Gets Its First Test Run
It is logical that the wizards of technology working at CERN (European Organization for nuclear research) were among the men and women behind the creation of this modern marvel (a special thanks to Tim Berners-Lee), even if most of us are now internet for granted.
Washington crosses the Delaware River in 1776
General George Washington crossed the Delaware River during the evening of December 25, 1776. Every schoolboy and schoolgirl about probably knows why he did his famous crossing of the war of independence, when it did. Washington wanted to catch the Hessian mercenaries (employed by the British Army) by surprise, in the middle of their holiday. He has done.
Washington Crosses the Delaware River in 1776
The crushed the enemy general and lots of weapons and prisoners captured at the same time. Washington and his men won an exceptional victory by Christmas, which sank in the American history books.
WWI Christmas Truce Soccer games
One of the most amazing and bizarre things happen on Christmas day came in the middle of the blood and carnage of the trench warfare so common to the battlefields of WWI. For several days, holidays, temporary ceasefire broke out between British forces and the Germans, serving along the Western Front.
WWI Christmas Truce Soccer Games
Even if these men were slaughtering each other only a few days, or even hours before some of them is are ventured through enemy lines and brought gifts of Christmas with them. Groups of soldiers even sang songs with their enemies and played a few games of pick-up soccer. War can often be brutal and quirky, yet somehow interspersed with acts of kindness.
USSR invaded Afghanistan in 1979
Before that never put United States of the forces on the ground in Afghanistan (the longest war of America), the Soviet Union fought a war in the country first. On 24 and 25 December, 1979, the Soviet Union began its deployment of personnel and military equipment in the unstable region. The Russians and their allies have chosen this moment to enter the country, because the rest of the world was busy to celebrate Christmas, which delayed the diplomatic response of the Western powers in the military incursion.
USSR Invades Afghanistan in 1979
Isaac Newton was born on Christmas day
Sir Isaac Newton, the brilliant scientist English making it for the first time that the severity has been, was born on Christmas day in 1642 (according to the calendar used at the time). In addition to its famous “discovery” of gravitational forces, it was also a pioneer mathematician and researcher in the field of optics. His contributions to humanity through science and philosophy cannot be overstated. The birth of this amazing man could even be considered a Christmas gift to humanity. It was so important.
Isaac Newton Was Born on Christmas Day
Charlie Chaplin Passes Away
Charlie Chaplin, one of comedic actors more famous to have ever lived, died in 1977, on Christmas day. The beloved film icon died in his sleep at the age of 88.Charlie was an actor and a pioneer in the era of silent film. He was known for gems of classic movies like “Kid Auto Races at Venice” (1914), “The Tramp (1915),”The dictator”(1940) and many others. Chaplin was a genius of physical comedy, which, at the height of his fame, was worshipped throughout the world.
Charlie Chaplin Passes Away
Apollo 8 reached orbit of the Moon
Day before Christmas, 1968, Apollo 8, the U.S. manned space mission reached its orbit of the moon. Apollo 8 was the first spacecraft flown of any kind to break free of the Earth’s orbit and then circle around another celestial body. In honor of the historic event, the astronauts with the ship sent a special broadcast live on Christmas Eve, all images of the Earth and the Moon, and readings from the book of Genesis.
Apollo 8 Reaches the Moon’s Orbit
Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as president of Soviet
Well before that al-Qaida has never been on the radar of the villain, the Soviet Union (now divided into Russia and the other republics) was considered the most formidable enemy of America. That all changed in the 1980s, with the opening policy of Glasnost.
Glasnost resulted in more freedom and the eventual disintegration of the Soviet Union. With the resignation of Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the USSR and the Chief Architect of Glasnost, the trend became irreversible. Mikhail resigned on 25 December 1991. His political legacy has changed the balance of global power forever.
Mikhail Gorbachev Resigns as Soviet President
The song “Silent Night” is created in Public
“Silent Night” is a traditional holiday song that was sung during the Christmas season for almost 200 years now. It is a song of beauty haunting, evocative of the deeper meanings under consumption of modern Christmas.
The carol, known as ‘ Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht’ in German, was created in the Austrian village of Oberndorf in 1818 Christmas Eve, during a mass of midnight in the Saint-Nicolas Church. From that special moment, this beautiful carol has been etched in the soul of Christmas.
The Song ‘Silent Night’ is first performed in public
President Andrew Johnson forgive all Confederate soldiers
The civil war was a bloody affair. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians were killed in this epic struggle. When peace finally came, it was a lot of debate on war reparations, reconstruction in the South, and what should be done with the Confederate soldiers.
President Andrew Johnson Pardons All Confederate Soldiers
After the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Johnson has decided to pardon most of the Confederate soldiers who requested amnesty. Towards the end of his term, the President went even further. December 25, 1868, he pardoned every single Confederate military participant, helping to heal a nation deeply wounded.
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