1. 336 AD: The first recorded celebration of Christmas on December 25th took place in Rome.
2. 800 AD: Charlemagne was crowned as the first Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day.
3. 1066: William the Conqueror was crowned King of England on Christmas Day.
4. 1776: General George Washington and his troops crossed the ice-filled Delaware River during the American Revolutionary War for a surprise attack against the Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey.
5. 1814: During the War of 1812, the Treaty of Ghent was signed in Belgium, officially ending the conflict between the United States and the United Kingdom.
6. 1868: President Andrew Johnson granted unconditional pardon to all Confederate veterans of the American Civil War.
7. 1914: During World War I, the Christmas Truce occurred. Soldiers on both sides of the Western Front laid down their arms and celebrated Christmas together.
8. 1941: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz signed the instrument of US ratification of the United Nations Charter, making the United States one of the first nations to join the new international organization.
9. 1991: Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as the President of the Soviet Union, leading to the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
10. 2004: A massive earthquake in the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami that affected several countries, causing widespread devastation and loss of life.
Remember that historical events can be subject to different interpretations and historical inaccuracies, and the list provided is not exhaustive.
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