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

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: atozenglishpodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/Tik Tok:@atozenglish1Instagram:@atozenglish22Twitter:@atozenglish22A to Z Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcastCheck out our You Tube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8ADonate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donationsRobin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7ABecome a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review!https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Freehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodehttps://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/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy