On this day: December 26
Published On: Dec 24 2012 07:00:54 PM CST
Updated On: Dec 26 2012 01:00:00 AM CST
Congress memorializes George Washington, Babe Ruth's contract is sold to the Yankees, Kwanzaa is celebrated for the first time, and a killer tsunami rolls across the Indian Ocean, all on this day.
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