On December 23rd in US History
Part III
Part III
On December 23rd in 1941 American forces on Wake Island surrendered to the Japanese during World War II.
On December 23rd in 1941 The signed Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were removed from public display and prepared for being moved out of Washington, DC. The documents did not return to Washington, DC, until 1944.
On December 23rd in 1944 General Dwight D. Eisenhower confirmed the death sentence of Private Eddie Slovik, the only American shot for desertion since the Civil War.
On December 23rd in 1948 Former Japanese Prime Minister and military dictator through World War II, Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war leaders were executed by hanging in Tokyo. They had been found guilty of crimes against humanity. Tojo had become the prime minister of Japan in October of 1940.
On December 23rd in 1950 General Walton H. Walker, the commander of the Eighth Army in Korea, was killed in a jeep accident. Lieutenant General Matthew B. Ridgeway was named his successor.
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