On this day · Dec 25, 1914
Christmas Truce: British and German soldiers
stepped into no man’s land, shared cigarettes,
and paused the war.
For a few silent hours, enemies became humans
again — they talked, buried their dead, and even
kicked a football together.
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ALSO TODAY · QUICK FACTS
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1886 —
The Statue of Liberty is officially
dedicated in New York Harbor.
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1935 —
Monopoly moves from a rejected prototype
to a mass-market hit after explosive
holiday sales.
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1962 —
Superpower tension eases as the Cuban
Missile Crisis de-escalates.
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BRAND LEGACY
Monopoly eventually spawned collector
editions — even full Coca-Cola boards
with custom tokens, vintage ads, and
polar-bear mascots.
Why this became a business empire
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