12/26/2025Today At A Glance:U.S. equities closed higher in a light, post-Christmas trading session, with thin volumes amplifying modest moves across the major indexes. Investors leaned risk-on, extending the year-end “Santa rally” narrative as techno...
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12 History Lessons + 7 Births & 7 Deaths for December 26, 2025Today’s History: 1776 – George Washington’s Continental Army attacks at Trenton after crossing the Delaware, scoring a pivotal Revolutionary War victory over Hessian forces. 1791 – The...
12 History Lessons + 7 Births & 7 Deaths for December 25, 2025Today’s History: 336 – The first recorded celebration of Christmas in Rome takes place, anchoring December 25 as a major date in Western Christian tradition. 800 – Charlemagne is crown...
12 History Lessons + 7 Births & 7 Deaths for December 24, 2025Today’s History 1524 – Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama dies in Cochin, India, closing the life of the navigator who opened a sea route from Europe to Asia. 1814 – The Treaty of Ghent...
12 History Lessons + 7 Births & 7 Deaths for December 23, 2025Today’s History: 1783 – George Washington resigns his commission as commander in chief of the Continental Army in Annapolis, a defining precedent for civilian control of the military....
12 History Lessons + 7 Births & 7 Deaths for December 22, 2025Today’s History 69 – Roman general Vespasian is proclaimed emperor during the Year of the Four Emperors, accelerating Rome’s transition to Flavian rule. 856 – The Damghan earthquake d...
12 History Lessons + 7 Births & 7 Deaths for December 21, 2025Today’s History: 69 – The Roman Senate declares Vespasian emperor, closing the “Year of the Four Emperors” and stabilizing Rome under the Flavian dynasty. 1620 – Plymouth Colony: the...
The Market Week That Was: 12/5 - 12/19/2025Here’s your wrap for Monday, December 15 – Friday, December 19, 2025 (rounded to the dollar).Weekly Market Summary:Tech leadership returned late in the week, helping the S&P 500 finish Friday higher even...
12 History Lessons + 7 Births & 7 Deaths for December 20, 2025Today’s History:1192 – King Richard I of England (Richard the Lionheart) is captured near Vienna and imprisoned by Duke Leopold V of Austria while returning from the Third Crusade. 1...