"Today is Tuesday, Dec. 23, the 357th day of 2025. There are eight days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 23, 1972, in an NFL playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders, Steelers running back Franco Harris scored a game-winning touchdown on a deflected pass with less than 10 seconds left. The Immaculate Reception, as the catch came to be known, is often cited as the greatest NFL play of all time."
"Also on this date: In 1823, the poem Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas was published anonymously in the Troy Sentinel of New York; the verse, more popularly known as The Night Before Christmas, was later attributed to Clement C. Moore. In 1913, the Federal Reserve System was created as President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act. In 1941, during World War II, American forces on Wake Island surrendered to Japanese forces."
On Dec. 23, 1972, Steelers running back Franco Harris scored a game-winning touchdown on a deflected pass with less than 10 seconds left, known as the Immaculate Reception. In 1823, Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas was published anonymously in the Troy Sentinel and later attributed to Clement C. Moore. The Federal Reserve System was established in 1913 when President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act. In World War II, American forces on Wake Island surrendered in 1941, and in 1948 Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese leaders were executed after war crimes trials. Other events on this date include the 1968 release of USS Pueblo crew, Voyager’s 1986 nonstop flight, Malvo’s 2003 life sentence, and President Biden’s 2024 commutations converting death sentences to life imprisonment.
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