Saudis release five men turned over from Guantanamo News
Saudis release five men turned over from Guantanamo

[JURIST] Saudi Arabia announced [Saudi Press Agency report] on Tuesday that five men turned over to them by US authorities at Guantanamo have been released. No names were given, but an official said the five had completed the judicial process and any prison terms. It's unclear how long each prisoner was detained or when they were turned over. The US sent three detainees [JURIST report] from Cuba to Saudi Arabia in July and five in May 2003. AP has more.

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Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emporer

On December 25, 800 A.D., Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in Rome, Italy. During his lifetime, Charlemagne united most of Western Europe for the first time since the fall of the Western Roman Empire. He is credited with spreading the rule of law throughout his dominions as well as starting the French and German monarchies.

President Andrew Johnson pardoned Confederates

On December 25, 1868, President Andrew Johnson granted an unconditional pardon to all who had been involved in "insurrection or rebellion" during the US Civil War.