Event:
Earthquake, greatest in over 40 years, strikes the Pacific Ocean near Sumatra, triggering a massive Indian Ocean tsunami, killing as many as 266,000 in coastal regions of Asia and Africa
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
