Birthday December 23, 1732 Sir Richard Arkwright, invented spinning frame
Birthday December 23, 1777 Alexander I, tsar of Russia (1801-25)
Birthday December 23, 1790 Jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics
Birthday December 23, 1805 Joesph Smith, founded Mormon church
Birthday December 23, 1812 Samuel Smiles, Scottish writer (Self-Help, Character, Duty)
Birthday December 23, 1860 Harriet Monroe, American poet, editor of Poetry magazine
Birthday December 23, 1918 Jose Greco, dancer
Birthday December 23, 1924 Ruth Roman, in Boston Mass
Birthday December 23, 1925 Harry Guardino, Actor (Hill Street Blues)
Birthday December 23, 1935 Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packer (the Golden Boy)
Birthday December 23, 1941 Elizabeth Hartman, in Youngstown Ohio
Birthday December 23, 1949 Susan Lucci, soap star
History December 23, 1569 St Philip of Moscow martyred by Ivan the Terrible
History December 23, 1620 Construction of Plymouth settlement begins
History December 23, 1672 Giovanni Cassini discovers Rhea a satellite of Saturn
History December 23, 1690 John Flamsteed observes Uranus but doesn't realize its undiscovered
History December 23, 1783 Washington resigns as US Army's commander-in-chief
History December 23, 1783 George Washington resigns as commander in chief
History December 23, 1829 Prince Wurttemberg explores the West
History December 23, 1862 Davis declares Butler a felon
History December 23, 1912 French magazine rejects Remembrance of Things Past
History December 23, 1913 US Federal Reserve system authorized
History December 23, 1915 Vera Brittain loses fiance at Western Front
History December 23, 1920 Ireland divided into two parts each with its own parliament
History December 23, 1944 The execution of Eddie Slovik is authorized
History December 23, 1946 Truman considers amnesty for draft dodgers
History December 23, 1947 Transistor invented by Bardeen Brattain & Shockley in Bell Labs
History December 23, 1948 PM Tojo 6 other Japanese hung for war crimes by US
History December 23, 1948 Japanese war criminals hanged in Tokyo
History December 23, 1959 Chuck Berry is arrested on Mann Act charges in St. Louis, Missouri
History December 23, 1966 Francis Cardinal Spellman visits South Vietnam
History December 23, 1968 Borman Lovell & Anders 1st men to orbit moon
History December 23, 1968 Crew of USS Pueblo released by North Korea
History December 23, 1972 Earthquake rocks Managua
History December 23, 1972 Earthquake destroys central Managua Nicaragua
History December 23, 1972 Operation Linebacker II continues
History December 23, 1972 Islanders end 15 games winless streak
History December 23, 1972 Harris makes Immaculate Reception
History December 23, 1973 6 Persian Gulf nations double their oil prices
History December 23, 1975 Congress passes Metric Conversion Act
History December 23, 1978 Islanders scored 7 goals in one period against the Rangers Trottier scores 8 pts vs Rangers 5 goals-NHL rec 6 pts in 1 pd
History December 23, 1982 Road contamination prompts evacuation of town
History December 23, 1984 Bernhard Goetz goes on the lam
History December 23, 1986 Rutan & Yeager make 1st around-the-world flight without refueling
History December 23, 1986 Voyager completes global flight
History December 23, 1993 Hanks stars in first major Hollywood movie about AIDS
History December 23, 2009 Balloon Boy parents sentenced in Colorado
December 23, 1732 Sir Richard Arkwright, invented spinning frame
December 23, 1777 Alexander I, tsar of Russia (1801-25)
December 23, 1790 Jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics
December 23, 1805 Joesph Smith, founded Mormon church
December 23, 1812 Samuel Smiles, Scottish writer (Self-Help, Character, Duty)
December 23, 1860 Harriet Monroe, American poet, editor of Poetry magazine
December 23, 1918 Jose Greco, dancer
December 23, 1924 Ruth Roman, in Boston Mass
December 23, 1925 Harry Guardino, Actor (Hill Street Blues)
December 23, 1935 Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packer (the Golden Boy)
December 23, 1941 Elizabeth Hartman, in Youngstown Ohio
December 23, 1949 Susan Lucci, soap star
December 23, 1569 St Philip of Moscow martyred by Ivan the Terrible
December 23, 1620 Construction of Plymouth settlement begins
December 23, 1672 Giovanni Cassini discovers Rhea a satellite of Saturn
December 23, 1690 John Flamsteed observes Uranus but doesn't realize its undiscovered
December 23, 1783 Washington resigns as US Army's commander-in-chief
December 23, 1783 George Washington resigns as commander in chief
December 23, 1829 Prince Wurttemberg explores the West
December 23, 1862 Davis declares Butler a felon
December 23, 1912 French magazine rejects Remembrance of Things Past
December 23, 1913 US Federal Reserve system authorized
December 23, 1915 Vera Brittain loses fiance at Western Front
December 23, 1920 Ireland divided into two parts each with its own parliament
December 23, 1944 The execution of Eddie Slovik is authorized
December 23, 1946 Truman considers amnesty for draft dodgers
December 23, 1947 Transistor invented by Bardeen Brattain & Shockley in Bell Labs
December 23, 1948 PM Tojo 6 other Japanese hung for war crimes by US
December 23, 1948 Japanese war criminals hanged in Tokyo
December 23, 1959 Chuck Berry is arrested on Mann Act charges in St. Louis, Missouri
December 23, 1966 Francis Cardinal Spellman visits South Vietnam
December 23, 1968 Borman Lovell & Anders 1st men to orbit moon
December 23, 1968 Crew of USS Pueblo released by North Korea
December 23, 1972 Earthquake rocks Managua
December 23, 1972 Earthquake destroys central Managua Nicaragua
December 23, 1972 Operation Linebacker II continues
December 23, 1972 Islanders end 15 games winless streak
December 23, 1972 Harris makes Immaculate Reception
December 23, 1973 6 Persian Gulf nations double their oil prices
December 23, 1975 Congress passes Metric Conversion Act
December 23, 1978 Islanders scored 7 goals in one period against the Rangers Trottier scores 8 pts vs Rangers 5 goals-NHL rec 6 pts in 1 pd
December 23, 1982 Road contamination prompts evacuation of town
December 23, 1984 Bernhard Goetz goes on the lam
December 23, 1986 Rutan & Yeager make 1st around-the-world flight without refueling
December 23, 1986 Voyager completes global flight
December 23, 1993 Hanks stars in first major Hollywood movie about AIDS
December 23, 2009 Balloon Boy parents sentenced in Colorado