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Wednesday, 24 December 2025

2003

The Spanish police thwart an attempt by ETA to detonate 50 kg of explosives at 3:55 p.m. inside Madrid's busy Chamartín Station.

2000

The Texas 7 hold up a sports store in Irving, Texas. Police officer Aubrey Hawkins is murdered during the robbery.

1997

The Sid El-Antri massacre (or Sidi Lamri) in Algeria kills 50-100 people.

The Dominican Republic becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.

1979

The first European Ariane rocket is launched.

1974

Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Australia.

1973

District of Columbia Home Rule Act is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own local government.

1968

Apollo Program: The crew of ''Apollo 8'' enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed 10 lunar orbits and broadcast live TV pictures that became the famous Christmas Eve Broadcast, one of the most watched programs in history.

The crew of the USS ''Pueblo'' is released by North Korea after being held for 11 months on suspicion of spying.

1966

A Canadair CL-44 chartered by the United States military crashes into a small village in South Vietnam, killing 129.

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