Dec 12 2022 by ABC News: U.S.
Today in History
Today is Friday, Dec. 23, the 357th day of 2022. There are eight days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Dec. 23, 1788, Maryland passed an act to cede an area “not exceeding ten miles square” for the seat of the national government; about two-thirds of the area became the District of Columbia.
On this date:
In 1783, George Washington resigned as commander in chief of the Continental Army and retired to his home at Mount Vernon, Virginia.
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