Madrid–Barajas Airport is bombed. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Madrid%E2%80%93Barajas_Airport_bombing’]
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29 December 1975
A bomb explodes at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and injuring 74. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_LaGuardia_Airport_bombing’]
28 December 2014
Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashes into the Karimata Strait en route from Surabaya to Singapore, killing all 162 people aboard. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia_AirAsia_Flight_8501′]
27 December 1945
The International Monetary Fund is created with the signing of an agreement by 29 nations. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund’]
26 December 1805
Austria and France sign the Treaty of Pressburg. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Pressburg_(1805)’]
25 December 1914
A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce’]
12 December 1800
The Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise fails to kill Napoleon Bonaparte. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plot_of_the_rue_Saint-Nicaise’]
23 December 2007
An agreement is made for the Kingdom of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the Prime Minister becoming…
22 December 1990
Lech Wa??sa is elected President of Poland. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lech_Wa%C5%82%C4%99sa’]
21 December 1963
“Bloody Christmas” begins in Cyprus, ultimately resulting in the displacement of 25,000–30,000 Turkish Cypriots and destruction of more than 100 villages. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Christmas_(1963)’]