Friday, December 23, 2011

Today in History - December 23

On this day in 1783, General George Washington resigned as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in Maryland.

On this day in 1823, A Visit from St. Nicholas was published anonymously.

On this day in 1913, President Woodrow Wilson signed an act that created the Federal Reserve.

And, in Chuckery, Ohio in 1885, A. F. Fairbanks started a blacksmith shop near the village.

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