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December
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AP Highlight in History:
On Dec. 25, 1818, ''Silent Night'' was performed for the first time, at the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorff, Austria.
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| On this date in: |
| 1066 | William the Conqueror was crowned king of England. |
| 1223 | St. Francis of Assisi assembled one of the first Nativity scenes, in Greccio, Italy. |
| 1776 | Gen. George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River for a surprise attack against Hessian forces at Trenton, N.J. |
| 1821 | The founder of the American Red Cross, Clara Barton, was born in Oxford, Mass. |
| 1868 | President Andrew Johnson granted an unconditional pardon to everyone involved in the Southern rebellion that resulted in the Civil War. |
| 1926 | Hirohito became emperor of Japan, succeeding his father, Emperor Yoshihito. |
| 1946 | Comedian W.C. Fields died at age 66. |
| 1977 | Comedian Charlie Chaplin died at age 88. |
| 1989 | Ousted Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife, Elena, were executed. |
| 1989 | Former New York Yankees player and manager Billy Martin died at age 61 when the pickup truck he was riding in crashed. |
| 1991 | Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev went on television to announce his resignation as the eighth and final leader of a Communist superpower that had already gone out of existence.
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| 1995 | Singer Dean Martin died at age 78. |
| 2002 | Katie Hnida became the first woman to play in a Division I football game when she attempted an extra point for New Mexico against UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl. |
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| Today's Birthdays: |
| Senior White House adviser Karl Rove turns 54 years old today. |
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| AP Photo/Paul Sancya |
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| Tony Martin | Singer | 91 |
| Dick Miller | Actor | 76 |
| Hanna Schygula | Actress | 61 |
| John Edwards | R&B singer (The Spinners) | 60 |
| Gary Sandy | Actor (''WKRP In Cincinnati'') | 59 |
| Jimmy Buffet | Singer | 58 |
| Larry Csonka | Football hall-of-famer | 58 |
| Barbara Mandrell | Singer | 56 |
| Sissy Spacek | Actress | 55 |
| CCH Pounder | Actress (''The Shield'') | 52 |
| Robin Campbell | Reggae musician (UB40) | 50 |
| Annie Lennox | Singer (Eurythmics) | 50 |
| Steve Wariner | Country singer | 50 |
| Shane McGowan | Singer (The Pogues) | 47 |
| Rickey Henderson | Baseball player | 46 |
| Klea Scott | Actress | 36 |
| Noel Hogan | Rock musician (The Cranberries) | 33 |
| Mac Powell | Rock singer (Third Day) | 32 |
| Alecia Elliott | Country singer | 22 |
| Singer Dido turns 33 years old today. |
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| AP Photo/Jennifer Graylock |
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