📅 December 25 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on December 25? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
🎉 Special days
⏳ On this day in history
- 1758Halley’s Comet was spotted — the first comet whose return was predicted ahead of time
- 1776George Washington led his troops across the icy Delaware River for a surprise attack on Trenton
- 1968Apollo 8 fired its engine and left the Moon’s orbit to head home
- 2004The Cassini spacecraft released the Huygens probe, which later landed on Saturn’s moon Titan
- 2021The James Webb Space Telescope was launched
🎂 Born on December 25
- 🍎 Isaac Newton (1642) — physicist and mathematician (old-style calendar date)
- ⛑️ Clara Barton (1821) — nurse and founder of the American Red Cross
See everyone born on December 25 →
December 25 quiz
In what year? ☄️ Halley’s Comet was spotted — the first comet whose return was predicted ahead of time
In what year? 🛶 George Washington led his troops across the icy Delaware River for a surprise attack on Trenton
In what year? 🚀 Apollo 8 fired its engine and left the Moon’s orbit to head home
Which famous person was born on December 25?