MAPS OF HISTORY · ON THIS DAY · December 25
THE DAY IN HISTORY · DECEMBER 25
December 25 in history
800
In St Peter’s, Charlemagne is crowned Emperor of the Romans — resurrecting a title that will haunt European politics for a thousand years.
1991 — The flag comes down
25 Dec 1991 — Gorbachev resigns a country that no longer exists; the red banner over the Kremlin is lowered at 7:32 p.m. The Cold War ends not with a treaty but with a flag.
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