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It happened on a… December 24

Find out about the main events that have taken place on this day over the years.

Russian tanks during the soviet war Where: Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan When: 04 Feb 2010 Credit: Ton Koene / VWPics/VWPics/Cover Images **Only available for publication in UK, USA, Germany, Austria, Switzerland**

1989

Panama’s dictator, Manual Noriega, seeks asylum at Vatican embassy.

1979

Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in support of the country’s Marxist government.

1970

Walt Disney’s “Aristocats” is released.

1948

For the first time ever, a midnight Mass was broadcast on television. It was held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City.

1893

Henry Ford completes his first useful petrol / gasoline fuelled engine

1871

Giusseppi Verdi’s “Aida” opera premieres in Cairo.

1865

Several veterans of the Confederate Army formed a private social club in Pulaski, TN, called the Ku Klux Klan.

1818

Franz Gruber of Oberndorf, Germany composed the music for “Silent Night” to words written by Josef Mohr.

1642

Sieur de Maisonneuve climbs Mount Royal and plants a cross on the summit.