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.

OTD December 26 - Henry Miller
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1891: Author Henry Miller, best known for the novels "Tropic of Cancer," "Black Spring" and "Tropic of Capricorn," is born in Manhattan, New York City.

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