"On Dec. 26, 1908, Jack Johnson became the first Black boxer to win the world heavyweight championship as he defeated Canadian Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia. Also on this date: In 1941, during World War II, Winston Churchill became the first British prime minister to address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress, just two weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that plunged the U.S. into the war."
"In 1991, the USSR was formally dissolved through a declaration by the Supreme Soviet. In 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean off the Indonesian island of Sumatra triggered a tsunami with waves up to 100 feet high that killed about 230,000 people across a dozen countries as far as East Africa. The worst-affected countries were Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand."
Dec. 26, 2025 is Friday, the 360th day of the year, with five days remaining. On Dec. 26, 1908 Jack Johnson became the first Black boxer to win the world heavyweight championship by defeating Tommy Burns in Sydney. In 1941 Winston Churchill addressed a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress two weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1966 Kwanzaa was first celebrated as a seven-day holiday for African Americans to reconnect with African heritage. In 1990 Nancy Cruzan died after a case that led to a Supreme Court decision on the right to die. In 1991 the USSR was dissolved. In 2004 a 9.1-magnitude earthquake off Sumatra triggered a tsunami that killed about 230,000 people. Notable births and deaths mentioned include former President Gerald R. Ford's 2006 death and birthdays of John Walsh, Carlton Fisk, Ozzie Smith, David Sedaris, Lars Ulrich, Jared Leto, Chris Daughtry, Beth Behrs and Kit Harington.
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