December 25: Andrew Johnson's Christmas Pardon, Ceausescu's End and the Queen's Christmas Day Broadcast

On This Day in History December 25, 2020 Historical Events 1  1st Christmas, according to calendar-maker Dionysus Exiguus 800  Pope Leo III crowns Charles the Great (Charlemagne), Roman Emperor 1066  William the Conqueror is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, completing the Norman conquest of England 1741  Astronomer Anders Celsius introduces Centigrade temperature scale 1868  Despite bitter opposition, US President Andrew Johnson grants unconditional pardon to all persons involved in Southern rebellion (Civil War) 1991  Mikhail Gorbachev formally resigns as President of USSR in a televised speech More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Adut Akech 21st Birthday Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727) Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán 66th Birthday Mohammed Ali Jinnah (1876 - 1948) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Charlie Chaplin (1889 - 1977) Nicolae Ceausescu (1918 - 1989) More Famous Deaths December 25: The Day Murdoch Spoilt the Queen's Christmas Queen Elizabeth II made the first live Christmas Day broadcast of her reign on December 25, 1952. Forty years later a pre-recorded message would be leaked. Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand