On this day in history - Today, December, 23

Today in History

• 1994 Organized crime boss Whitey Bulger goes into hiding

  The convicted murderer stayed out of sight for 16 years causing great embarrassment to the American

• 1990 Slovenian referendum on independence from Yugoslavia

  The Eastern European country had joined the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as a socialist

• 1975 Metric Conversion Act signed by U.S. President Gerald Ford

  The act made the metric system the preferred system of weights and measures in the United States. To

• 1958 Tokyo Tower opened to the public

  At 333 meters tall, it is world's tallest, self-supported steel tower. It is based on the Eiffel To

• 1888 Vincent van Gogh cuts off his ear

  It is now believed that the Dutch painter was suffering from a psychotic break at the time of the ev