Here is what happened on this day in history.
December 23rd…
1620 – Construction of Plymouth settlement begins
1783 – George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief
1867 – Madam C.J. Walker is born
1888 – Vincent van Gogh chops off his ear
1944 – The execution of Eddie Slovik is authorized
1948 – Japanese war criminals hanged in Tokyo
1959 – Chuck Berry is arrested on Mann Act charges in St. Louis, Missouri
1968 – Crew of USS Pueblo released by North Korea
1972 – Pittsburgh Steelers’ Franco Harris scores on “Immaculate Reception” iconic NFL play
1982 – Chaminade shocks No. 1 Virginia in one of greatest upsets in sports history
1982 – Chemical contamination prompts evacuation of Missouri town
1983 – The journal “Science” publishes first report on nuclear winter
1984 – Subway shooter Bernhard Goetz goes on the lam
1986 – Voyager completes global flight
1997 – Woody Allen marries Soon-Yi Previn
2009 – “Balloon Boy” parents sentenced in Colorado
To find out more about any of these events go to https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history
