On This Day - December 25, A Shot of History

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1954 – Annie Lennox is born.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Lennox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7UXYbiJ_dE

1643 – Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean is found and named by Captain William Mynors of the English East India Company.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Island
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0Re1eekcXU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9h54ZzWGF0

1066 – William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy is crowned king of England, at Westminster Abbey, London.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Conqueror
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_the_conqueror.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_William_I_%28'The_Conqueror'%29_from_NPG.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5cWAXe9AkU

336 – The first recorded celebration of Christmas on December 25th takes place in Rome.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-0Vb48wlMY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkAzzbKeXeA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1gskElaLNo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi4zf_iCCQE

Produced by Anne-Sophie Goninet