Talk:December 23

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December 23: Festivus; The Emperor's Birthday in Japan 962 – Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city of Aleppo, recovering the tattered tunic of John the Baptist. 1620 – Construction of the Plymouth Colony, an English colonial venture in what is today Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, began two days after the first landing party arrived at the site. 1823 – A Visit from St. Nicholas, also known as The Night Before Christmas, was first published (1912 book cover pictured). The poem was later attributed to Clement Clarke Moore. 1947 – The transistor, invented by John Bardeen, Walter Brattain and William Shockley, was first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories. 1972 – The Nicaraguan capital of Managua was struck by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake, killing more than 10,000. 1986 – Piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, Voyager became the first aircraft to fly around the world without stopping or refueling, landing in California's Edwards Air Force Base after a nine-day trip. More events: December 22 – December 23 – December 24 Archive – By email – More anniversaries... It is now 01:32, June 9, 2008 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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9 days remaining, 10 in leap years?

Does this make sense to someone who can explain it, or is it just wrong?
GTBacchus 10:00 Jan 8, 2003 (UTC)

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Susan Lucci was born in 1947 and not 1946. [1] Mike H 00:27, Aug 31, 2004 (UTC)

Contents 1 1984 2 Tip's/Tibb's Eve 3 Festivus 4 Byzantine-Arab wars

[edit] 1984

Who is Deborah Brower and why is her marriage to Ira Miller noteworthy? --Silverhand 19:38, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Tip's/Tibb's Eve

I'm from newfoundland and I was told as a child that the day before Christmas Eve was called Tip's Eve (or possibly Tibb's Eve, I was never able to fully acquire and decode the Newfie accent). Is this known of or was it just a thing in my small community? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Offput (talk • contribs) 03:18, 24 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Festivus

Is there any reason to remove "fictional" from this "holiday" and using the silly tagline that is associated with it? It is as notable as "Steak & BJ Day". -- Borameer ^TM 15:59, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Byzantine-Arab wars

I'm adding this one in because theres too much modern day stuff. Tourskin (talk) 17:20, 22 April 2008 (UTC)