336, the first recorded celebration of Christmas on Dec. 25 took place in Rome.
352 1st definite date Christmas was celebrated on Dec 25th
1223 St. Francis of Assisi assembles 1st Nativity scene (Greccio, Italy)
1651 Massachusetts General Court ordered a fine (five shillings) for "observing any such day as Christmas"
1758 Halley's comet 1st sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch during return
1776 Gen. George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River for a surprise attack against Hessian forces at Trenton, N.J
1818, "Silent Night," written by Franz Gruber and Father Joseph Mohr, was performed for the first time, at the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria.
1831 Louisiana and Arkansas are 1st states to observe Christmas as holiday
1896 "Stars and Stripes Forever" written by John Philip Sousa
1939 Montgomery Ward introduces Rudolph the 9th reindeer
1950 Dick Tracy marries Tess Truehart
1959 Ringo Starr - aka Richard Starkey - receives his 1st drum set
1968 Astronaut Frank Borman's Christmas reading while orbiting Moon
2002 Katie Hnida became the first woman to play in a Division I football game when she attempted an extra point for New Mexico against UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl.
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