December 24

What happened on December 24 in history

6 events fall on December 24, from 1777 to 1968. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on December 24

  1. 1777

    Cook finds Kiritimati

    He sights the atoll on Christmas Eve and names it accordingly.

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  2. 1814

    The Treaty of Ghent is signed

    Britain and the United States agree to end the War of 1812.

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  3. 1906

    The first radio broadcast of voice

    Fessenden is said to have transmitted speech and music to ships at sea.

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  4. 1914

    The Christmas truce

    Soldiers meet in no man's land along parts of the Western Front.

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  5. 1951

    Libya becomes independent

    The kingdom is proclaimed.

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  6. 1968

    Earthrise is photographed

    Apollo 8's crew photographs the Earth rising over the lunar horizon.

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