Admiral Émile Muselier seizes the archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, which become the first part of France to be liberated by the Free French Forces. Date: December 25, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: Battle of Hong Kong ends, beginning the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. Date: December 25, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)

Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, appointed commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet on December 17, arrives at Pearl Harbor. Date: December 25, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)

The first European self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction is initiated within the Soviet Union's F-1 nuclear reactor. Date: December 25, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951. Date: December 25, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day…

A bomb explodes at the home of Harry T. Moore and Harriette V. S. Moore, early leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, killing Harry instantly and fatally wounding Harriette. Date: December 25, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day…

The Soviet Union conducts its final above-ground nuclear weapon test, in anticipation of the 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Date: December 25, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today)

Turkish Cypriot Bayrak Radio begins transmitting in Cyprus after Turkish Cypriots are forcibly excluded from Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation. Date: December 25, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)

Kilvenmani massacre: Forty-four Dalits (untouchables) are burnt to death in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu, a retaliation for a campaign for higher wages by Dalit laborers. Date: December 25, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)

Apollo program: Apollo 8 performs the first successful Trans-Earth injection (TEI) maneuver, sending the crew and spacecraft on a trajectory back to Earth from Lunar orbit. Date: December 25, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)