Joseph Murray on the First Successful Human Organ Transplant

On December 23, 1954

Dr. Joseph E. Murray performed the first human kidney transplant at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

This Day in History - December 23

1972

Plane crash survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 were rescued.

583 AD

Yohl Ik'nal ascended to the throne of Palenque, making her the first queen regnant in Maya history.

1994

Whitey Bulger, an organized crime boss, fled Boston after fearing arrest from the FBI.

1972

A 6.25 magnitude earthquake destroyed central Managua, Nicaragua, killing about 10,000 people.

1987

Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, who was serving a life sentence for the attempted assassination of President Gerald Ford, escaped from Alderson Prison.

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