Today In History

Sat., Dec. 26, 1998

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

In 1947: Heavy snow blanketed the Northeast, burying New York City under 25.8 inches of snow in 16 hours; the severe weather was blamed for some 80 deaths.

In 1996: Six-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey was found strangled in the basement of her family’s home in Boulder, Colo. (The slaying remains unsolved.)

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