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Also today, in various years: Christmas Island was discovered, Ceaucescu and his wife were unceremoniously killed by special forces, Jon-Benet Ramsey was murdered, and Jimmy Buffett was born.
Washington taking Trenton was one of the greatest ass-kickings in military history, and ol' George was literally leading the charge from the front. We took almost 900 prisoners, and lost 2. To exposure.
Also, Charlemagne was crowned by surprise; he knelt to pray in St. Peter's and boom Leo III dropped the crown on his head. William the Conqueror, on the other hand, had shouting inside and riots outside, and his men started torching houses in response. Then came the mass looting. Good times.
There are some good Christmas-day stories.
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