What Happened on Dec 23

Siege of Ulsan

The Siege of Ulsan (Hangul: 울산성 전투, Hanja: 蔚山城戰鬪) was an unsuccessful Korean and Chinese attempt to capture Ulsan Castle from the Japanese late in... Read more

Battle of Iron Works Hill

On December 25, 1776, Washington and a small army of 2,400 men crossed the Delaware River at McKonkey's Ferry, Pennsylvania on their way to attack... Read more

George Washington Resigns His Commission As Commander-In-Chief Of The Continental Army

George Washington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army on December 23, 1783, in the senate chamber of the... Read more

Washington Resigns as Commander

On this day in 1783, following the signing of the Treaty of Paris, General George Washington resigns as commander in chief of the Continental Army... Read more

Joseph Smith Jr. Is Born

Born on December 23, 1805, in Sharon, Vermont, to Joseph and Lucy Mack Smith, Joseph Smith Jr. grew up on a series of tenant farms in Vermont, New... Read more

Lee Serves as Engineer at Fort Pulaski

Destined to be one of the most illustrious graduates of West Point, a young Virginian awaited assignment in the mid-summer of 1829 to his first... Read more

Connellsville Train Wreck

The most appalling disaster in the history of the Pittsburg Division of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad occurred at Laurel run, two miles west of... Read more

Rolls-Royce Releases its First Car, the 10 hp

The Rolls-Royce 10 hp was the first car to be produced as a result of an agreement of 23 December 1904 between Charles Rolls and Henry Royce, and... Read more

President Woodrow Wilson Signs The Owen-Glass Act

On December 23, 1913, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Owen-Glass Act, creating the Federal Reserve System. The first major banking reform to... Read more

Lagny-Pomponne Railroad Disaster

The worst rail tragedy in France's peacetime history occurred on the night of 23 December 1933 near Lagny, about seventeen miles east of Paris. The... Read more

Lower Dnieper Offensive Ends in Decisive Soviet Victory

The Battle of Dnieper was another defeat for the Wehrmacht that required it to restabilize the front further West. The Red Army, which Hitler hoped... Read more

Allies Stage Counter-Offensive Against Nazi Forces in the Ardennes

On 23 December the weather conditions started improving, allowing the Allied air forces to attack. They launched devastating bombing raids on the... Read more

"Moulin Rouge" Is Released

Moulin Rouge (1952) is a film directed by John Huston, produced by Sir John Woolf and James Woolf of Romulus Films and released by United Artists.... Read more

"Lola Montes" Is Released

Lola Montès (1955) is a historical film, and the last film directed by Max Ophüls. The film is based loosely on the life of the 19th Century... Read more

Franco Harris Makes The "Immaculate Reception"

The Immaculate Reception is the nickname given to one of the most famous plays in the history of American football. It occurred in the AFC... Read more

Good Morning, Vietnam released

Good Morning, Vietnam is a 1987 comedy-drama film set in Saigon during the Vietnam War, based on the career of Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams), a... Read more

FDA Approves Pierre Fabre's Navelbine

NAVELBINE is indicated as a single agent or in combination with cisplatin for the first-line treatment of ambulatory patients with unresectable,... Read more

James "Whitey" Bulger Flees Boston after Tip-Off from Handler

On a gray day of sleet in Chelsea nearly a decade ago, the mob's banker had some financial advice for the region's biggest bookie -- change horses... Read more

"Nobody's Fool" Is Released

Nobody's Fool is a 1994 comedy-drama film based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Richard Russo. It stars Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Bruce... Read more

Gran Turismo (video game) released

Gran Turismo (commonly abbreviated to GT or GT1) is a racing game designed by Kazunori Yamauchi. Gran Turismo was developed by Polyphony Digital... Read more

"Boom Goes the Dynamite" - Brian Collins Nervously Anchors Sports News

Brian Collins, a nervous sports anchor, fumbles highlights, concluding with this infamous catch phrase. Popularly used in an episode of Family Guy... Read more

Boston Celtics defeat Orlando Magic, 103-91

When the game film from this one gets passed around from team to team, there is going to be a collective imbibing of hemlock across the NBA. Rajon... Read more

New England Patriots defeat Miami Dolphins, 28-7

FOXBOROUGH - What did you do yesterday to pass the time while waiting for the inevitable? I counted the diverse Patriots offensive sets (how... Read more

Thierry de la Villehuchet, Key Link to Madoff's European Investors, Commits Suicide

Rene-Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet was found sitting at his desk at about 8 a.m. with both wrists slashed, New York Police Department spokesman... Read more

Boston Bruins defeat Atlanta Thrashers, 6-4

The Boston Bruins turned things around just in time for the Christmas break. "Two huge wins before Christmas," Mark Recchi said Wednesday night... Read more