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More than 230,000 lives lost as massive tsunami strikes southern Asia following 9.1-magnitude earthquake in Indian Ocean 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 26 2004)

December 25, 20242000sadmin

Video: 'Special Report: Boxing Day Tsunami Anniversary'

(Sunday, December 26, 2004, 00:58 UTC) — More than 230,000 people, mostly in southern Asia, were killed today by a 100-foot-high tsunami triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean.

Video: 'the wave that shook the world'

Dec 26 1964: ‘I Feel Fine’ by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA
Dec 26 1964: ‘She’s a Woman’ by The Beatles peaks at #4 in USA
Dec 26 1964: ‘Goin’ Out of My Head’ by Little Anthony & the Imperials peaks at #6 in USA
Dec 26 1974: George Harrison shoots ‘Ding Dong, Ding Dong’ promo video
Dec 26 2004: More than 230,000 lives lost as massive tsunami strikes southern Asia following 9.1-magnitude earthquake in Indian Ocean
Dec 28 1974: ‘Angie Baby’ by Helen Reddy peaks at #1 in USA
Dec 28 1974: ‘Dark Horse’ studio album by George Harrison debuts at #58 in USA
Dec 29 1974: John Lennon officially ends Beatles partnership while on holiday at Disney World
Dec 31 1864: Former U.S. Vice President George M. Dallas, 72, dies in Philadelphia
Dec 31 1904: Times Square hosts first New Year’s Eve celebration, drawing 200,000 revelers

2014: Barack Obama-Joe Biden
2004: +George W. Bush-Dick Cheney
1994: Bill Clinton-Al Gore
1984: Ronald Reagan-George H.W. Bush
1974: #Gerald Ford-@Nelson Rockefeller
1964: >Lyndon B. Johnson-(vacant)
1954: Dwight D. Eisenhower-Richard Nixon
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt-Henry A. Wallace
1934: Franklin D. Roosevelt-John N. Garner
1924: >Calvin Coolidge-(vacant)
1914: Woodrow Wilson-Thomas R. Marshall
1904: >Theodore Roosevelt-(vacant)
1894: Grover Cleveland-Adlai Stevenson I
1884: >Chester A. Arthur-(vacant)
1874: Ulysses S. Grant-Henry Wilson
1864: Abraham Lincoln-Hannibal Hamlin
1854: Franklin Pierce-(vacant)
1844: >*John Tyler-(vacant)
1834: *Andrew Jackson-Martin Van Buren
1824: *James Monroe-Daniel D. Tompkins
1814: *James Madison-(vacant)
1804: *Thomas Jefferson-Aaron Burr
1794: *George Washington-John Adams

+ Took office after stolen election
^ Elected without winning popular vote
> Ascended to presidency intra-term upon death or resignation of predecessor and in Ford’s case #, after being appointed VP under 25th Amendment
@ Appointed VP under the 25th Amendment
* Owned slaves while in office

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Daily Archives: December 25, 2024

More than 230,000 lives lost as massive tsunami strikes southern Asia following 9.1-magnitude earthquake in Indian Ocean 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 26 2004)

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