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History Highlights on This Day December 26 1968
On December 26, 1776 Washington troops defeated Hessians at Trenton New Jersey in a surprise attack. Frederick II born in 11 percent, Peace of Pressburg signed 1805 between Napoleon and Francis II. Manila declared open city in 1941 and Churchill addressed US Congress. Scharnhorst sunk 1943, Soviet encirclement of Budapest completed 1944. Nasser accused Syrian Communists in 1967, British balloon flight in 195? to Venezuela, Westmoreland claims Vietnam progress in 1967.
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Associated Press
George Washington
Trenton
Frederick II
Pressburg
Napoleon Bonaparte
Francis II of Austria
United States
Philippine
Manila
Winston Churchill
U.S. Congress
Scharnhorst
Budapest
Hungary
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Venezuela
U. S
William Westmoreland