800, Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor
1066, William the Conquer crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey
1197, John I of England born on Christmas Eve
1776, Washington crosses the Delaware and attacks an unsuspecting Hessian garrison in Trenton
1821, Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross, was born
1865, the founder of the Salvation army, Evangeline Cory Booth born
1868, Andrew Johnson pardons all Confederate soldiers
1926, Hirohito becomes emperor of Japan
1944, World War I soldiers hold a Christmas Truce between German and British regiments
1946, Jimmy Buffet born
1950, The Stone of Destiny (Scone) stolen by Scottish Nationalist students from Westminster Abbey
1991, Gorbachev resigns marking the end of the Soviet Union
-Jewel
Diem declectare, dieu laudes decorare
