WEDNESDAY, Dec. 24, 2025

1565-Compromise of the Nobles in Habsburg Netherlands closes against the Inquisition 1814-Treaty of Ghent signed, ending the War of 1812 between the United States, the United Kingdom and their allies 1877-Thomas Edison files for a patent for the cylinder phonograph 1930-Sukarno sentenced to four years in prison by Indonesian authorities in Bandung, Dutch East Indies 1936-First radioactive isotope medicine is administered in Berkeley, California 1943-U,S, President FDR appoints General Eisenhower as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces 1980-Americans remember hostages held by Iran by shining lights for 417 seconds 1989-Charles Taylor starts First Liberian Civil War when he enters country at the head of guerilla group the National Patriotic Front of Liberia, to overthrow President Samuel Doe