BITS OF HISTORY
(DECEMBER 26)
1972: Harry S Truman, 33rd US president (1945-53), died.
2004: An earthquake measuring 9.15 struck off the west coast of northern Sumatra, unleashing a tsunami that crashed into Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and India and left nearly 230,000 people dead with over 43,000 missing.
2006: Former US President Gerald Ford dies.
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