Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev announced his resignation in a live televised address to the nation Dec. 25, 1991, concluding 74 years of Soviet history.
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MOSCOW (AP) — People strolling across Moscow s snowy Red Square on the evening of Dec. 25, 1991 were surprised to witness one of the 20th century’s most pivotal moments —