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	Sunday, December 26th The 360th day of 2010. There are 5 days left in the year. Go to a previous date.

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Today's Highlights in History
See a larger version of this front page.		On Dec. 26, 1941, Winston Churchill became the first British prime minister to address a joint meeting of the United States Congress. (Go to article.)On Dec. 26, 1893, Mao Tse-tung,the Chinese statesman who led the communist revolution in China and became its first communist leader, was born. Following his death onSept. 9, 1976, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. |Other Birthdays)
		On December 26, 1868, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about Reverdy Johnson, the U.S. minister to Great Britain. (See the cartoon and read an explanation.)

On this date in:
1799	George Washington was eulogized by Col. Henry Lee as "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen."
1865	James H. Nason of Franklin, Mass., received a patent for a coffee percolator.
1893	Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong was born in Hunan province.
1908	Jack Johhnson became the first black heavyweight boxing champion when he knocked out Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia.
1917	The U.S. government took over operation of the nation's railroads.
1944	Tennessee Williams' play "The Glass Menagerie" premiered at the Civic Theatre in Chicago.
1947	Heavy snow blanketed the Northeast, burying New York City under 25.8 inches of snow in 16 hours; the severe weather was blamed for some 80 deaths.
1972	Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, died in Kansas City, Mo., at age 88.
1996	Six-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey was found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colo. The slaying remains unsolved.
2004	A tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean left more than 216,000 people dead or missing, mostly in southern Asia.
2004	Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts broke Dan Marino's single-season touchdown pass record when he threw his 48th and 49th of the season in a victory over San Diego.
2006	Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president of the United States, died in Rancho Mirage, Calif., at age 93.

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Current Birthdays

Jared Leto turns 39 years old today.

AP Photo/Chris Pizzello Actor-rock singer Jared Leto turns 39 years old today.

77 Caroll Spinney Actor (Big Bird on "Sesame Street") 75 Abdul "Duke" Fakir R&B singer (The Four Tops) 74 Phil Spector Record producer 65 John Walsh TV host ("America's Most Wanted") 63 Carlton Fisk Baseball Hall of Famer 56 Ozzie Smith Baseball Hall of Famer 55 Evan Bayh U.S. senator, D-Ind. 54 David Sedaris Humorist 47 Lars Ulrich Rock musician (Metallica) 31 Chris Daughtry Rock singer ("American Idol")

Historic Birthdays
Mao Tse-tung
12/26/1893 - 9/9/1976 Chinese statesman and leader of his nation's communist revolution  (Go to obit.)
64	Leopold Mannes 12/26/1899 - 8/11/1964 American co-developer of Kodachrome film
88	Henry Miller 12/26/1891 - 6/7/1980 American novelist
93	Sir Norman Angell 12/26/1872 - 10/7/1967 English economist and Nobel Peace Prize winner
79	George Dewey 12/26/1837 - 1/16/1917 American naval commander
69	Dion Boucicault 12/26/1820 - 9/18/1890 Irish-born American playwright and actor
79	Charles Babbage 12/26/1791 - 10/18/1871 English mathematician and inventor
54	Thomas Gray 12/26/1716 - 7/30/1771 English poet

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