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December 26

3 Historical Records

1893CE

Birth

Mao Zedong Born

Chinese communist revolutionary and founding father of the People's Republic of China, which he led from 1949 until his death in 1976. His policies, including the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, profoundly shaped modern China.

1919CE

Sports

Babe Ruth Sold to Yankees

The Boston Red Sox sell baseball superstar Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, beginning the legendary 'Curse of the Bambino'.

2004CE

Other

Indian Ocean Tsunami

A massive 9.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Sumatra, triggering a devastating tsunami that kills approximately 230,000 people across 14 nations.

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