1914: History for the day

History.com has this for Christmas Day:

Just after midnight on Christmas morning in 1914, the majority of German troops engaged in World War One ceased firing their guns and artillery and commenced singng Christmas carols. At certain points along the Eastern and Western fronts, the soldiers of Russia, France, and Britain even heard brass bands joining the Germans in their joyous singing.
At the first light of dawn, many of the German soldiers emerged from their trenches and approached Allied lines across no-man’s-land, calling out Merry Christmas in their enemies’ native tongues. At first Allied soldiers feared it was a trick but, seeing the Germans were unarmed, they climbed out of their trenches and shook hands with the enemy. The men exchanged presents of cigarettes and plum puddings and sang carols and songs. There was even a documented case of soldiers from opposing sides playing a good-natured game of soccer.
The so-called Christmas Truce of 1914 came only five months after the outbreak of war in Europe, and was one of the last examples of the outdated notion of chivalry between enemies in warfare. In 1915, the bloody conflict of World War One truly erupted in all its technological fury, and the concept of another Christmas Truce became unthinkable.

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