this day in history

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1066 – William the Conqueror is crowned King of England (More info) 1776 – George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River, hoping to surprise a Hessian force celebrating Christmas at their winter quarters in Trenton, New Jersey (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1818 – ‘Silent Night’ is composed by Franz Gruber (More info) 1914 – An extraordinary Christmas truce begins during World War I (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1981 – In Geneva, representatives from the United States and the Soviet Union begin to negotiate intermediate-range nuclear weapon reductions in Europe (More info) 1982 – Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all time, is released (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1788 – Virginia becomes the 10th state in the Union (More info) 1876 – Lt. Col. George A. Custer and his men are killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn (More info)

Here's a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1942 – Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday (More info) 1963 – Civil rights leader Medgar Evers is murdered in Jackson, Mississippi by Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith (More info)

Here's a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1962 – Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to successfully escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay (More info) 1963 – Alabama Governor George Wallace stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to keep two blac