History Events on June 23
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History Events on June 23
Empress Catherine II of Russia grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev.
#Catherine_the_Great
In 1794
Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.
#Mexican_Revolution
In 1914
First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn (south of Stirling) begins.
#First_War_of_Scottish_Independence
In 1314
The United States Senate follows the United States House of Representatives in overriding U.S. President Harry S. Truman's veto of the Taft-Hartley Act.
#United_States_Senate
In 1947
The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake strikes Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
#1946_Vancouver_Island_earthquake
In 1946
Nik Wallenda becomes the first man to successfully walk across the Grand Canyon on a tight rope.
#Nik_Wallenda
In 2013
The Battle of MoclÃn takes place in the context of the Spanish Reconquista pitting the forces of the Kingdom of Castile against the Emirate of Granada. The battle resulted in a Granadian victory.
#Battle_of_MoclÃn_(1280)
In 1280
Seven Years' War: Battle of Krefeld: British, Hanoverian, and Prussian forces defeat French troops at Krefeld in Germany.
#Seven_Years'_War
In 1758
The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
#International_Olympic_Committee
In 1894
The Nintendo 64 home video game console is released in Japan, ultimately selling 32.93 million units worldwide.
#Nintendo_64
In 1996
The United States Food and Drug Administration declares Enovid to be the first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill in the world.
#Food_and_Drug_Administration
In 1960
Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.
#Second_Balkan_War
In 1913
Henry Larsen begins the first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
#Henry_Larsen_(explorer)
In 1940
The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to leave the European Union, by 52% to 48%.
#United_Kingdom
In 2016
The 8.4 Mw? southern Peru earthquake shakes coastal Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami followed, leaving at least 74 people dead, and 2,687 injured.
#2001_southern_Peru_earthquake
In 2001
In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
#Texas_Rangers_(baseball)
In 1917
Warren E. Burger is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren.
#Warren_E._Burger
In 1969
Cold War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey for the three-day Glassboro Summit Conference.
#Lyndon_B._Johnson
In 1967
Estonian War of Independence: The decisive defeat of the Baltische Landeswehr in the Battle of C?sis; this date is celebrated as Victory Day in Estonia.
#Estonian_War_of_Independence
In 1919
Battle of Plassey: Three thousand British troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000-strong Indian army under Siraj ud-Daulah at Plassey.
#Battle_of_Plassey
In 1757
American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township).
#American_Revolution
In 1780
The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office.
#United_States_Congress
In 1860
American Civil War: At Fort Towson in the Oklahoma Territory, Confederate, Brigadier General Stand Watie surrenders the last significant Confederate army.
#American_Civil_War
In 1865
A terrorist bomb explodes at Narita International Airport near Tokyo. An hour later, the same group detonates a second bomb aboard Air India Flight 182, bringing the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard.
#1985_Narita_International_Airport_bombing
In 1985
Typewriter: Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer."
#Typewriter
In 1868
In 2017
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