Tatmadaw
Burmese military forces commit the Mo So massacre, killing at least 44 civilians.
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Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr., American football player
On December 24, 2006, a rare lunar eclipse occurred on Christmas Eve, visible in many parts of the world, creating a unique celestial...
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart."
Helen Keller
2018 Puebla helicopter crash
A helicopter crash kills Martha Érika Alonso, first female Governor of Puebla, Mexico, and her husband Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas, former governor.
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Aðfangadagskvöld, the day when the 13th and the last Yule Lad arrives to towns. (Iceland)
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December 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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