++This Tweet in History: December 26, 2009++

WRLD: 1941 - Churchill, first Brit PM to address Congress, urges US on as "great arsenal of democracy"

SPRT: 1906 - Johnson bashes Burns for 14 rounds, becomes first Black heavyweight champ

OTHR: 1871 - Thespis, Gilbert & Sullivan's first collaboration, debuts at Gaiety

BDAY: David Sedaris; Steve Allen; Mao Zedong; Charles Babbage

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