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24 Dec 1955
NORAD's Santa tracking service begins.
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29 May 1942
Bing Crosby records White Christmas.
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24 Dec 1914
Unofficial ceasefires sprang up across World War I's Western Front.
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24 Dec 1826
Eggnog riots begin at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.
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24 Dec 1777
Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook.
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25 Dec 1643
East India Company's Captain William Mynors becomes the first European to sail by Christmas Island.
