December 24th, 2009

Today in History

2003:
The Spanish police thwarts an attempt by ETA to detonate 50 kg of explosives at 3:55 PM inside Madrid's busy Chamartín Station.

1969:
Curt Flood writes to Bowie K. Kuhn, the Commissioner of Baseball, asking to be declared a free agent .

1924:
Albania becomes a republic

1814:
The Treaty of Ghent was signed which ended the War of 1812

1777:
Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, was discovered by James Cook.