On this day :

1914 The Christmas Truce, 1776 Washington crosses the Delaware, 1880 Layne Hall is born will become oldest licensed driver in United States, 1862 Christmas for Union soldier Elisha Hunt Rhodes, 1991 Gorbachev resigns as president of the USSR, 1996 Young JonBenet Ramsey is murdered, 2000 Christmas party in China turns deadly, 6 Christ is born, 1962 To Kill a Mockingbird debuts, 1996 Jimmy Buffett departs on a cruise that inspires A Pirate Looks at Fifty, 1941 Bing Crosby introduces White Christmas to the world, 1869 John Wesley Hardin kills over a card game, 1776 Washington leads troops on raid at Trenton New Jersey, 2002 Katie Hnida is first woman to play in Division I football game, 1966 Harrison Salisbury reports on damage caused by US bombing, 1972 Linebacker II resumes after Christmas pause, 1914 Enemies exchange Christmas greetings, 1941 British surrender Hong Kong,