Today in History: Dec. 23, 2025...

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. In 1948, former Japanese Pre ...