SAILORS REVOLT OVER VISITING AMERICA
December 25, 1927 - India
Sixteen Indian sailors revolted and quit their posts when they heard that their ship was going to America. They were terrified that they would perish to death from the cold. The rebellious sailors were thrown in prison.
TALEBAN RELEASE A VIDEO OF CAPTURED U.S. SOLDIER
December 25, 2009 - Afghanistan
The U.S. has condemned the Taleban video of an American soldier that was captured by the militants in June as an affront to his family at Christmas. The man in the film, who identifying himself as Private Bowe Bergdahl, criticises the U.S. over the Afghan War and relations with Muslims. A Taleban spokesman then called for the release of captured insurgents in exchange for their prisoner. His parents responded by appealing for his release.
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