Today In History

Sat., Dec. 23, 2000

In 1823: The poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement C. Moore was published.

In 1941: During World War II, Americans on Wake Island surrendered to the Japanese.

In 1948: Ex-premier Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war leaders were executed.

In 1968: 82 crew members of the U.S. intelligence ship Pueblo were released by North Korea, 11 months after they had been captured.

In 1986: The experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, completed the first nonstop, round-the-world flight without refueling.

In 1997: A jury in Denver convicted Terry Nichols of involuntary manslaughter and conspiracy for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.

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