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December 26 is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. Five days remain until the end of the year. Dec 26, 2017 December 26, 2017 United States Holidays & Popular Observances December 26, was the 2nd of the 12 days of the Christmas Season (Twelvetide). December 26, 2017 was the 1st day of Kwanzaa. December 26, 2017 Popular Holidays & Observances Worldwide.
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What Happened On This Day – 26 December2004 Massive tsunami causes damage and kills thousands in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and ThailandThe tsunami was precipitated by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake was the third strongest earthquake ever measured using the Richter scale in recorded history. The other two were the Valdivia earthquake in Chile in 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5 and the Prince William Sound earthquake in Alaska in 1964, with a magnitude of 9.2. The Indian Ocean earthquake killed about 200,000 people and is considered one of the deadliest natural disasters in recent history.
1982 The December issue of Times magazine proclaimed the personal computer as the 'Man of the Year'The Man of the Year tradition began in 1927 at Time magazine as a way to identify and showcase those that influenced the year and its events significantly. Grand theft auto 4 the complete edition. In 1999, the feature was renamed Person of the Year.
1966 First Kwanzaa celebrationsThe week-long cultural holiday is celebrated among African diaspora in the United States and was created by Maulana Karenga, a professor of Africana Studies and a key figure in the Black Power movement. The holiday is celebrated annually from December 26 to January 1, and it is a recognition of African culture and heritage. 
1941 Fourth Thursday of November set as Thanksgiving Day in the USThe holiday has been celebrated officially in the United States since 1863. The first Thanksgiving is thought to have been observed by early settlers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony after their first harvest in 1621.
1898 The Curies announce the existence of RadiumThe radioactive element has an atomic number of 88 and is known by the symbol Ra. In its pure form, it is a highly toxic element and is not used extensively for scientific purposes. 
December 26th 2017 Unbound EditionFeatured EventOn this day in 2004, a large earthquake shook the Indian Ocean floor west of the island of Sumatra, triggering a devastating tsunami that swamped coastal areas from Thailand to Africa and killed more than 200,000 people.
Featured BiographybornDecember 26, 1891
New York City, New York
diedJune 7, 1980 (aged 88)
Pacific Palisades, California
More Events On This DayBoxing Day is celebrated as a public holiday in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about English culture and custom.]

December 26 is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. Five days remain until the end of the year. Dec 26, 2017 December 26, 2017 United States Holidays & Popular Observances December 26, was the 2nd of the 12 days of the Christmas Season (Twelvetide). December 26, 2017 was the 1st day of Kwanzaa. December 26, 2017 Popular Holidays & Observances Worldwide.
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What Happened On This Day – 26 December2004 Massive tsunami causes damage and kills thousands in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and ThailandThe tsunami was precipitated by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake was the third strongest earthquake ever measured using the Richter scale in recorded history. The other two were the Valdivia earthquake in Chile in 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5 and the Prince William Sound earthquake in Alaska in 1964, with a magnitude of 9.2. The Indian Ocean earthquake killed about 200,000 people and is considered one of the deadliest natural disasters in recent history.
1982 The December issue of Times magazine proclaimed the personal computer as the 'Man of the Year'The Man of the Year tradition began in 1927 at Time magazine as a way to identify and showcase those that influenced the year and its events significantly. Grand theft auto 4 the complete edition. In 1999, the feature was renamed Person of the Year.
1966 First Kwanzaa celebrationsThe week-long cultural holiday is celebrated among African diaspora in the United States and was created by Maulana Karenga, a professor of Africana Studies and a key figure in the Black Power movement. The holiday is celebrated annually from December 26 to January 1, and it is a recognition of African culture and heritage. 
1941 Fourth Thursday of November set as Thanksgiving Day in the USThe holiday has been celebrated officially in the United States since 1863. The first Thanksgiving is thought to have been observed by early settlers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony after their first harvest in 1621.
1898 The Curies announce the existence of RadiumThe radioactive element has an atomic number of 88 and is known by the symbol Ra. In its pure form, it is a highly toxic element and is not used extensively for scientific purposes. 
December 26th 2017 Unbound EditionFeatured EventOn this day in 2004, a large earthquake shook the Indian Ocean floor west of the island of Sumatra, triggering a devastating tsunami that swamped coastal areas from Thailand to Africa and killed more than 200,000 people.
Featured BiographybornDecember 26, 1891
New York City, New York
diedJune 7, 1980 (aged 88)
Pacific Palisades, California
More Events On This DayBoxing Day is celebrated as a public holiday in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about English culture and custom.]
 American politician Gerald R. Ford—who was the 38th president of the United States (1974–77) and the country's only chief executive who was not elected as either president or vice president—died in California. Sort fact from fiction in our presidents of the United States quiz
 The slain body of American zoologist Dian Fossey—the world's leading authority on the mountain gorilla—was found in Rwanda; it was widely suspected that she was killed by poachers.
 The horror classic The Exorcist, an adaptation of William Peter Blatty's book about a young girl possessed by the Devil, was released in the United States. The recipient of 10 Oscar nominations, including for director William Friedkin, it became one of the highest-grossing films of all time. Test your knowledge of scary movies
The Beatles' single I Want to Hold Your Hand, with I Saw Her Standing There on the B-side, was first released in the United States; hugely successful, it helped launch Beatlemania. Take our Beatlemania quiz
 The German battle cruiser Scharnhorst was sunk by the British battleship Duke of York during World War II. How much do you know about World War II?
 American boxer Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns in Sydney to become the first black fighter to win the world heavyweight championship. Test your knowledge of boxing
Mao Zedong, chairman of the People's Republic of China, was born. Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about China
Napoleon enforced harsh penalties on Austria with the signing of the Treaty of Pressburg. Test your knowledge of NapoleonCourtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1961.9.15
December 26th 2017 Unbound Events English mathematician and inventor Charles Babbage, who is credited with having conceived the first automatic digital computer, was born. How much do you know about computers and technology?
Charles I and the Scots reached a secret agreement whereby the Scots offered to support the king's restoration to power in return for his acceptance of Presbyterianism in Scotland and its establishment in England for three years. Take our quiz about kings and emperors
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