Editing December 24 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1737]] &ndash; The [[Maratha Confederacy|Marathas]] defeat the combined forces of the [[Mughal Empire]], [[Jaipur State|Rajputs of Jaipur]], [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], [[Nawab of Awadh]] and [[Nawabs of Bengal and Murshidabad|Nawab of Bengal]] in the [[Battle of Bhopal]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-02 |title=The Battle of Bhopal between Marathas and Mughal Empire (1737) |url=http://indianexpresss.in/the-battle-of-bhopal-between-marathas-and-mughal-empire-1737/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=indianexpresss.in |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1777]] &ndash; [[Kiritimati]], also called Christmas Island, is discovered by [[James Cook]].<ref>{{cite web |title=225 YEARS AGO: OCTOBER - DECEMBER 1777 |url=https://www.captaincooksociety.com/home/detail/225-years-ago-october-december-1777 |website=Captain Cook Society |access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref>
*[[1800]] &ndash; The [[Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise]] fails to kill [[Napoleon|Napoleon Bonaparte]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=McLynn |first1=Frank |title=Napoleon |date=1998 |publisher=Pimlico |isbn=9780712662475 |page=243 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRj1MNP-3xwC |access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref>
*[[1814]] &ndash; Representatives of the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]] sign the [[Treaty of Ghent]], ending the [[War of 1812]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Engelman|first=Fred L.|date=December 1960|title=The peace of Christmas Eve|url=https://www.americanheritage.com/peace-christmas-eve|magazine=[[American Heritage (magazine)|American Heritage]]|volume=12|issue=1|access-date=October 23, 2021}}</ref>
*[[1818]] &ndash; The first performance of "[[Silent Night]]" takes place in the [[Nikolauskirche, Oberndorf|Nikolauskirche]] in [[Oberndorf bei Salzburg|Oberndorf]], [[Austrian Empire|Austria]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Daley |first1=Jason |title=It's the Bicentennial of 'Silent Night' |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/silent-night-celebrates-its-bicentennial-180971044/ |access-date=23 October 2021 |work=Smithsonian Magazine |date=17 December 2018}}</ref>
*[[1826]] &ndash; The [[Eggnog Riot]] at the [[United States Military Academy]] begins that night, wrapping up the following morning.
*[[1846]] &ndash; British acquired [[Crown Colony of Labuan|Labuan]] from the [[Sultanate of Brunei]] for [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Great Britain]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The Island of Laburn |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/94443846 |access-date=23 October 2021 |work=Geelong Advertiser and Squatters' Advocate |date=10 September 1847 |page=1}}</ref>
*[[1865]] &ndash; Former Confederate officers Frank McCord, Richard Reed, John Lester, John Kennedy, J. Calvin Jones, and James Crowe form the [[Ku Klux Klan]].<ref>{{cite web|date=October 23, 2018|title=Ku Klux Klan not founded by the Democratic Party|url=https://apnews.com/afs:Content:2336745806|access-date=July 19, 2020|website=AP News|archive-date=July 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707094431/https://apnews.com/afs:Content:2336745806|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1868]] &ndash; The Greek [[Presidential Guard (Greece)|Presidential Guard]] is established as the royal escort by [[George I of Greece|King George I]].
*[[1871]] &ndash; The opera ''[[Aida]]'' premieres in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]].