On this day, Dec. 26 ...1996: Six-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey is found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family’s home in Boulder, Colo. (The slaying remains unsolved.) 1917: During World War I, President Woodrow Wilson issues a proclamation authorizing the government to take over operation of the nation’s railroads. During World War I, President Woodrow Wilson issues a proclamation authorizing the government to take over operation of the nation’s railroads. 1980: Iranian television footage is broadcast in the United States, showing a dozen of the American hostages sending messages to their families. Iranian television footage is broadcast in the United States, showing a dozen of the American hostages sending messages to their families.

Source: Fox News December 27, 2020 03:00 UTC