As we speak is Thursday, Dec. 26, the 361st day of 2024. There are 5 days left within the yr.
As we speak in historical past:
On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami with waves as much as 100 ft (30 meters) excessive, killing an estimated 230,000 individuals.
Additionally on this date:
In 1908, Jack Johnson grew to become the primary Black boxer to win the world heavyweight championship as he defeated Canadian Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia.
In 1966, Kwanzaa was first celebrated.
In 1990, Nancy Cruzan, a younger girl in an irreversible vegetative state whose case led to a U.S. Supreme Courtroom resolution on the precise to die, died at a Missouri hospital.
In 1991, the USSR was formally dissolved via a declaration by the Supreme Soviet.
In 2006, former President Gerald R. Ford died in Rancho Mirage, California, at age 93.
In 2021, South African Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu died at 90; the retired archbishop had been an uncompromising foe of apartheid and a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBTQ rights.
As we speak’s Birthdays:
“America’s Most Wanted” host John Walsh is 79.
Baseball Corridor of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk is 77.
Baseball Corridor of Famer Ozzie Smith is 70.
Humorist David Sedaris is 68.
Rock musician Lars Ulrich (Metallica) is 61.
Actor-musician Jared Leto is 53.
Rock singer Chris Daughtry is 45.
Actor Beth Behrs is 39.
Actor Package Harington is 38.
