On this day in history - Today, December, 24

Today in History

• 1955 NORAD's Santa tracking service begins

  The event is now a Christmas tradition where the North American Aerospace Defense Command tracks San

• 1951 Libya gains independence from Italy

  The North African country had been ruled by Italy since 1912. After independence, it became a consti

• 1914 Christmas Truce begins

  A much-studied event in war and peace studies, the Christmas Truce was a brief unofficial ceasefire

• 1865 Ku Klux Klan created

  The extremist white supremacist organization, also known as the Klan, was created in Pulaski, Tennes

• 1826 Eggnog riots begin at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York

  Also known as the Grog Mutiny, these riots began on Christmas Eve after cadets consumed copious amou