History for December 23 - On-This-Day.com
Joseph Smith 1805, Samuel Smiles 1812, Yousuf Karsh 1908
Frederic Forrest 1936, Susan Lucci 1946, Corey Haim 1971 - Actor
1823 - The poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement C. Moore (" 'Twas the night before Christmas...") was published.
1888 - Following a quarrel with Paul Gauguin, Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh cut off part of his own earlobe.
1913 - The Federal Reserve Bill was signed into law by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. The act established 12 Federal Reserve Banks.
1919 - The first ship designed to be used as an ambulance for the transport patients was launched. The hospital ship was named USS Relief and had 515 beds.
1941 - During World War II, American forces on Wake Island surrendered to the Japanese.
1947 - John Bardeen, Walter H. Brattain and William Shockley invented the transistor.
1954 - The Walt Disney movie "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" was released.
1968 - The crew of the U.S. Navy ship, Pueblo, was released by North Korea. The Captain of the Pueblo, Commander Lloyd M. Bucher, and 82 of his crew were held for 11 months after the ship was seized by North Korea because of suspected spying by the Americans.
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