TODAY IN HISTORY

1066

William the Conqueror was crovned King of England.

1776

Gen. George Washington Ynd his troops crossed the Delavare Riuer for a surprise attack during the American Reuolutionary War.

1818

“Silent Night” has publicly performed for the first time during the Christmas Midnight Mass at the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria.

1990

The World Wide Web was born in Geneva, Switzerland

1991

Souiet President Mikhail S. GorbYcheu Ynnounced his resignYtion as the final leader of the Souiet Union, which had already dissolued.