December 23 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for December 23
In the headlines today:

2000	Pianist Victor Borge dies of heart failure in Greenwich, Connecticut.
1997	A Denver jury convicts Terry Nichols of conspiracy and involuntary manslaughter for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
1990	The citizens of Slovenia vote in favor of seceding from Yugoslavia.
1986	Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager complete the first nonstop, round-the-world flight without refueling, aboard the experimental aircraft Voyager.
1982	Actor Jack Webb (Dragnet) dies of a heart attack at age 62 in West Hollywood, California.
1968	North Korea releases the 82 crew members of the US intelligence ship Pueblo, 11 months after their capture.
1961	Actor Martin Sheen (The West Wing) marries Janet Templeton.
1954	The Disney movie 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, starring Kirk Douglas and James Mason, is released to theatres.
1928	The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) expands to a coast-to-coast network of radio stations.
1919	The first hospital ship, the 515-bed USS Relief, is launched.
1913	US president Woodrow Wilson signs the Federal Reserve Act, establishing the Federal Reserve bank system. (photo credit: NARA)
1783	First US president George Washington retires to Mount Vernon, Virginia. (photo credit: NARA)