| Year, Description | Answer |
| 800: This Frank is coronated as emporer of the Holy Roman Empire | |
| 1000: Saint Stephen I becomes the first king of this European kingdom | |
| 1066: This famous 'conqueror' becomes the king of England | |
| 1642: This physicist, mathematician, and theologian is born in Lincolnshire, England | |
| 1643: A well-named island is discovered by William Mynors | |
| 1776: This man leads his army across the Delaware River to Trenton amidst the American Revolutionary War | |
| 1826: The Eggnog Riot occuries in this upstate New York city | |
| 1896: This inventor and engineer, who is the namesake of a prestigious American university, dies | |
| 1932: A 7.6 magnitude earthquake devastates Gansu Province in this country | |
| 1942: Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and fullback for the 1972 Miami Dolphins is born | |
| 1945: During World War II, the Battle of Hong Kong ends this country's occupation of Hong Kong | |
| 1947: December 25th marks Constitution Day for this country as it's constitution goes into effect | |
| 1974: A man named Marshall Fields drives a vehicle into this bulding's lawn | |
| 1974: Cyclone Tracy makes landfall in this country | |
| 1990: CERN launches this, a system of linked hypertexts accessed via the Internet | |
| 1991: This man resigns as the president of the Soviet Union | |
| 2003: The ESA's Martian space probe mysteriously disappears before it's scheduled landing | |
| 2004: The Cassini probe releases Hugyens, which would successfully land on this important moon | |
| Gifts are exchanged between family and friends joyfully on this joyous holiday | |