What happend on 25th December

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26.12
2004

Cassini orbiter releases Huygens probe which will land on Saturn's moon, Titan on January 14, 2005.

2002

The New Delhi Metro opens.

1991

Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as president of the Soviet Union (the union itself is dissolved the next day).

1989

Nicolae CeauÅŸescu, former communist dictator of Romania, and his wife Elena are condemned to death and executed under a wide range of charges.

1977

Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with President of Egypt Anwar Sadat

1974

Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Northern Territory Australia

1973

The ARPANET crashes when a programming bug causes all ARPANET traffic to be routed through the server at Harvard University, causing the server to freeze.

1953

A fire breaks out in Shek Kip Mei, Hong Kong.

1947

The Constitution of the Republic of China goes into effect.

1941

Hong Kong surrenders to the Japanese.