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2017-12-26

2017-12-26

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Boxing Day
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Boxing Day

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Boxing Day, also known as Offering Day, is a holiday celebrated on 26 December, the day after Christmas Day. Boxing Day was once a day to donate gifts to those in need, but it has evolved to become a part of Christmas festivities. It originated in the United Kingdom and is celebrated in several Commonwealth nations. Th…

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XHamster
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xHamster is a pornographic video sharing and streaming website, based in Limassol, Cyprus. It was founded by Oleg Netepe…

Microsoft Solitaire
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Microsoft Solitaire
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Solitaire is a computer game included with Microsoft Windows, based on a card game of the same name, also known as Klond…

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On This Day

10 events
2025
Israel–Somaliland_relations
Israel recognises Somaliland as an independent state, becoming the first country to do so.
2015
2015_Garland_tornado
A violent tornado moves through several suburbs of Dallas, Texas, killing ten and injuring almost 500 others. It was the deadliest tornado to ever hit Texas during the month of December.
2015
2015_Garland_tornado
A violent tornado moved through several suburbs of Dallas, United States, killing ten and injuring almost 500 others.
2006
2006_Hengchun_earthquakes
Two earthquakes off the southwest coast of Taiwan damaged submarine communications cables, disrupting Internet services in Asia and affecting financial transactions.
2004
2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami
A major earthquake and tsunami devastated communities around the Indian Ocean, killing an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries.
1996
Killing_of_JonBenét_Ramsey
Six-year-old American beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey was found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colorado.
1996
Federation_of_Korean_Trade_Unions
The Federation of Korean Trade Unions called on its 1.2 million members to refuse to work, beginning the largest organized strike in South Korean history.
1946
Bugsy_Siegel
American gangster Bugsy Siegel opened The Flamingo Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, the oldest casino still in operation on the Las Vegas Strip.
1943
World_War_II
World War II: In the Battle of Cape Gloucester, American and Australian forces bombarded Japanese positions on New Britain in the Territory of New Guinea while U.S. Marines invaded from two sides of the island.
1943
World_War_II
Second World War: The German battleship Scharnhorst was sunk at the Battle of the North Cape during an attempt to attack Arctic convoys.

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