The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I. The Greek Presidential Guard, commonly known as the Evzones, is one…

Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Australia. Cyclone Tracy was a devastating tropical cyclone that struck Darwin, Australia, on December 24–25, 1974. It remains one of the…

Libya becomes independent. Idris I is proclaimed King of Libya Idris I, born in 1889, led the Senussi Order, a Sufi Islamic movement, and played…

First flight of Britain’s Handley Page Victor strategic bomber.

LANSA Flight 508 is struck by lighting and crashes in the Puerto Inca District in the Department of Huánuco in Peru, killing 91

Pope John IV is elected, several months after his predecessor’s death.

Cyclone Tracy devastates in Australia. IT’S CHRISTMAS EVE, 1974. Rain had been falling heavily from about lunchtime and the wind strength had picked up during…

The Ku Klux Klan is formed. The white supremacist group was founded on December 24th, 1865. In the hood: two members of the Ku Klux…

NORAD start tracking Santa for the first time.