Event:
Battle of Bastogne - U.S. General Patton's 4th Pantzers repulse Germans
More Notable Events on December 26:
1991 Jack Ruby's gun sells for $220,000 in auction
1990 Garry Kasparov beats Antatoly Karpov to retain chess championship
1982 TIME's Man of the Year is a computer
1968 Led Zeppelin's concert debut in Boston as opener for Vanilla Fudge
1878 1st U.S. store to install electric lights, Philadelphia
