December 26: 1st Spanish Settlement in the New World, the Trial of Louis XVI and the Boxing Day Tsunami

On This Day in History December 26, 2020 Historical Events 1492  1st Spanish settlement La Navidad in the New World is founded by Christopher Columbus (modern Môle-Saint-Nicolas in Haiti) 1792  Trial of French King Louis XVI, court hears the kings defense brought by Raymond Desèze 1825  Decembrist uprising in Russia against Tsar Nicholas I begins [O.S. 14 December] 2004  9.3 magnitude earthquake creates a tsunami causing devastation in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives and edges of the Indian Ocean, killing 230,000 people More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Calico Jack (1682 - 1720) Charles Babbage (1791 - 1871) Mao Zedong (1893 - 1976) Steve Allen (1921 - 2000) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Babur (1483 - 1530) Harry Truman (1884 - 1972) More Famous Deaths Weekly Quiz for December 23 - 29 This week in history, French artist Vincent van Gogh cut off what part of his body in 1888? Who was crowned King on Christmas Day, December 25th? Take the Quiz 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