Today In History

Fri., Dec. 26, 1997

In 1776: The British suffered a major defeat in the Battle of Trenton during the Revolutionary War.

In 1799: The late George Washington was eulogized by Col. Henry Lee as “first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen.”

In 1865: James H. Nason of Franklin, Mass., received a patent for a coffee percolator.

In 1917: During World War I, the U.S. government took over operation of the nation’s railroads.

In 1944: Tennessee Williams’ play “The Glass Menagerie” was first performed publicly, at the Civic Theatre in Chicago.

In 1944: In the World War II Battle of the Bulge, the embattled U.S. 101st Airborne Division was relieved by units of the 4th Armored Division.

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