During World War I, troops on both sides spontaneously stopped fighting on Dec 24 1914 in what would become known as the Christmas truce:
The truce began on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1914, when German troops began decorating the area around their trenches in the region of Ypres, Belgium, for Christmas. They began by placing candles [...]
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The Christmas Truce
December 24th, 2008
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