At the moment is Monday, Dec. 23, the 358th day of 2024. There are eight days left within the yr.
At the moment in historical past:
On Dec. 23, 2003, a jury in Chesapeake, Virginia, sentenced teen sniper Lee Boyd Malvo to life in jail, sparing him the demise penalty.
Additionally on this date:
In 1823, the poem “Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas” was printed anonymously within the Troy Sentinel of New York; the verse, extra popularly often known as “The Night Before Christmas,” was later attributed to Clement C. Moore.
In 1941, throughout World Struggle II, American forces on Wake Island surrendered to Japanese forces.
In 1948, former Japanese Premier Hideki Tojo and 6 different Japanese warfare leaders have been executed in Tokyo.
In 1968, 82 crew members of the U.S. intelligence ship Pueblo have been launched by North Korea, 11 months after that they had been captured.
In 1972, in an NFL playoff recreation between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders, Steelers operating again Franco Harris scored a game-winning landing on a deflected go with lower than 10 seconds left within the recreation. The “Immaculate Reception,” because the catch got here to be recognized, is commonly cited as the best NFL play of all time.
In 1986, the experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana (JEE’-nuh) Yeager, accomplished the primary nonstop, nonrefueled round-the-world flight because it returned safely to Edwards Air Power Base in California.
At the moment’s Birthdays:
Former Emperor Akihito of Japan is 91.
Actor-comedian Harry Shearer is 81.
Retired U.S. Military Gen. Wesley Ok. Clark is 80.
Actor Susan Lucci is 78.
Distance runner Invoice Rodgers is 77.
Soccer Corridor of Famer Jack Ham is 76.
Political commentator William Kristol is 72.
Writer Donna Tartt is 61.
Rock musician Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam is 60.
Actor Finn Wolfhard is 22.
