A to Z This Day in World History | December 23rd

The A to Z English Podcast

2023-12-23

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Here are a few notable historical events that happened on December 23: 1783: George Washington resigned as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army to the Congress of the Confederation, then meeting in the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland. 1913: The Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States, was created with the signing of the Federal Reserve Act by President Woodrow Wilson. 1947: The transistor was first demonstrated by physicists John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley at Bell Labs. 1972: The Nicaraguan capital, Managua, was hit by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake, killing more than 10,000 people and causing widespread devastation. 1986: The experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, completed the first non-stop, non-refueled, around-the-world flight without landing. 1995: The city of Bethlehem passed from Israeli to Palestinian control as part of the Oslo Accords. These events represent just a small selection, and there may be other, less well-known events that occurred on December 23 throughout history. Podcast Website: https://atozenglishpodcast.com/a-to-z-this-day-in-world-history-december-23rd/ Social Media: WeChat account ID: atozenglishpodcast Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/ Tik Tok: @atozenglish1 Instagram: @atozenglish22 Twitter: @atozenglish22 A to Z Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcast Check out our You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8A Donate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donations Robin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7A Become a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review! https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670 Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7 Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Free https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Joplin/Piano_Rolls_from_archiveorg/ScottJoplin-RagtimeDance1906/ https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  • You're listening to the A to Z english podcast.

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  • My name is Jack, and today I have another episode of this day in World History for December 23.

  • On December 23, 1783, George Washington resigned as commander in chief of the Continental army to the Congress of the Confederation, then meeting in the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland.

  • On December 23, 1913.

  • The Federal Reserve system, the central banking system of the United States was created with the signing of the Federal Reserve act by President Woodrow Wilson on December 23, 1947.

  • The transistor was first demonstrated by physicists John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley at Bell Labs.

  • On December 23, 1972, the nicaraguan capital, Managua, was hit by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake, killing more than 10,000 people and causing widespread devastation.

  • On December 23, 1986, the experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutten and Gina Yeager, completed the first non stop, non refueled around the world flight without landing.

  • On December 23, 1995, the city of Bethlehem passed from israeli to palestinian control as part of the Oslo Accords, and these are just a few examples of events that have occurred on December 23 throughout history.

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