Event:
Sony Pictures will release its controversial comedy, 'The Interview', about an attempted assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un; the film was canceled after hacking attacks and threats, but Sony now seeks a wide audience for the movie
More Notable Events on December 23:
1997 Chicago Bull's coach Phil Jackson is quickest to reach 500 wins
1997 Terry Nichols found guilty of manslaughter in Oklahoma bombing
1997 Woody Allen, 62 weds Soon-Yi Previn 27, adopted daughter of Mia Farrow
1975 Congress passes Metric Conversion Act
1973 6 Persian Gulf nations double their oil prices
