MAPS OF HISTORY · ON THIS DAY · December 26
THE DAY IN HISTORY · DECEMBER 26
December 26 in history
1914 — The Christmas truce
24-26 Dec 1914 — Along stretches of the line, soldiers climb out, exchange tobacco, bury their dead, and by several accounts play football. Commands on both sides make sure it never happens again.
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