Today in History: December 31, Russian President Boris Yeltsin resigns

Today is Wednesday, Dec. 31, the 366th and final day of 2025. This is New Year’s Eve.

Today in history:

On Dec. 31, 1999, Russian President Boris Yeltsin resigned, making Prime Minister Vladimir Putin acting president.

Also on this date:

In 1879, Thomas Edison first demonstrated his electric incandescent lights for the public by illuminating some 100 bulbs in and around his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

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