Friday, December 24, 2010

December 24

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 1777 Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook. Depeche Mode Christmas Island A Question of Lust
2. 1826 The Eggnog Riot at the United States Military Academy begins that night, wrapping up the following morning. Stars Take Me to the Riot In Our Bedroom After the War
3. 1851  Library of Congress burns. The Crazy World of Arthur Brown Fanfare – Fire Poem The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
4. 1865 Several U.S. Civil War Confederate veterans form the Ku Klux Klan. Youth of Today Prejudice We're Not in This Alone
5. 1906 RadioReginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech. The Beach Boys Radio King Dom Holland
6. 1955 NORAD Tracks Santa for the first time in what will become an annual Christmas Eve tradition. Elvis Presley Santa Claus is Back in Town Elvis' Christmas Album
7. 1968 Apollo Program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed 10 lunar orbits and broadcast live TV pictures that became the famous Christmas Eve Broadcast, one of the most watched programs in history. Electric Light Orchestra Ticket to the Moon Time
8. N/A Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances Danny Elfman Christmas Eve Montage Nightmare Before Christmas

(Historical facts about December 24 are from Wikipedia.)

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