Today in History - History - December 26th

1924Judy Garland, 2½, billed as Baby Frances, makes her show business debut

1908Jack Johnson TKOs Tommy Burns in 14 for heavyweight boxing title, becomes 1st black heavyweight champion

1933Bradman scores 187* NSW v Victoria, 294 mins, 13 fours

1986Mark Messier is suspended for 10 games for instigating a fight with Jamie Macoun and breaking his cheekbone

1944Tennessee Williams' play "Glass Menagerie," premieres in Chicago

1776George Washington defeats Hessians at Battle of Trenton in American Revolutionary War

1620Elizabeth Báthory's crimes are uncovered.

1965Paul McCartney is interviewed on pirate radio station Radio Caroline

1938Bradman scores 225 South Aust v Qld before Christ gets him out

1919Yankees & Red Sox reach agreement on transfer of Babe Ruth the Yankees

1791Charles Babbage, London, British inventor (calculating machine), (d. 1871)

1921Steve Allen, NYC, comedian/TV host (Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show)

1935Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Pya Togo, General and President of Togo (1967 - 2005)

1891Henry Miller, Manhattan, New York, author/artist (Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Sexus), (d. 1980)

1948MLB player Gil Hodges (24) weds Joan Lombardi

1941Jazz musician Ella Fitzgerald (24) weds convicted drug dealer Benny Kornegay

2001"Harry Potter" author J. K. Rowling (36) weds anesthesiologist Neil Murray (30) in Aberfeldy, Scotland

1946Actor Jackie Coogan (32) weds Ann McCormack (22)

2002Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal (30) weds Shaunie Nelson at The Beverly Hills Hotel's Crystal Garden

1843US Navy flag officer David Farragut (42) weds Virginia Loyall

1959NFL coach John Madden (23) weds Virginia Fields

1993Comedian Rodney Dangerfield (72) weds Joan Child (41) at Silver Bells Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas

1972Harry Truman, 33rd US President (1945-53), dies in KC Mo at 88

2004Reggie White, American football player, dies at 43

1989Doug Harvey, Canadian ice hockey player, dies of cirrhosis of the liver at 65

2006Gerald R Ford, 38th President of the United States, dies at 93