What happend on 24th December

This is day of

Christmas Eve, celebrated by Christians around the world as the evening before the birth of Jesus Christ.

1993

The last Soviet troops depart from Poland, symbolizing the conclusion of their military presence in the nation.

1968

Apollo 8, carrying astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders, becomes the first crewed spacecraft to orbit the Moon.

1906

Canadian inventor Reginald Fessenden conducts the world's first known radio broadcast, transmitting a Christmas Eve message and music.

1818

"Silent Night," one of the most beloved Christmas carols, is composed by Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr in Austria.