December 24 is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; seven days remain until the end of the year.

Dec 24, 2012 · Historical events for the 24th of December. See what famous, interesting and notable events happened throughout history on December 24.

Discover what happened on December 24 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

Dec 24, 2012 · What happened on this day in history, December 24. See what historical events occurred, which famous people were born and who died on December 24.

On This Day In History - December 24: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences.

On December 24, Howard Hughes, Ava Gardner, Elisabeth were born and Vasco da Gama, Karl Dönitz, Mifune Toshirō died.

Today in history – which major historical events happened on December 24? Who was born on this date, who died? In which year did the birth or death occur?

Did you know that December 24 is known as Eggnog Day? Here you'll learn facts about Dec 24, including events that happened on this day throughout history.

Dec 12, 2022 · Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 24, 1968, the Apollo 8 astronauts, orbiting the moon, read passages from the Old Testament Book of Genesis during a Christmas Eve telecast. On this date: In 1814, the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812 following ratification by both the British Parliament and ...

December 24, 1492. While Christopher Columbus was sleeping the steersman decided to take a nap, leaving only a cabin boy to steer the Santa Maria; a practice forbidden by Columbus. The ship struck a sandbank in Haiti sinking the next day.