On This Very Day
March 23rd
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- 1026
Conrad II crowns himself King of Italy.
- 1066
18th recorded passage of Halley's Comet.
- 1752
Canada's first newspaper 'Halifax Gazette' published.
- 1775
Patrick Henry's 'Give me liberty or give me death' speech.
- 1808
Napoleon's brother Joseph becomes king of Spain.
- 1839
First recorded use of 'OK' [oll korrect] in Boston.
- 1857
Elisha Otis installs his first elevator in NYC.
- 1903
Wright brothers file patent for flying machine.
- 1917
Tornadoes kill 211 in Midwest US over 4 days.
- 1918
Alick Wickham dives 200' into Australia's Yarra River.
- 1929
First telephone at President’s desk in White House.
- 1936
First intravenous injection of a human with radioisotope.
- 1945
US Navy bombs Okinawa in WW II's largest Pacific battle.
- 1957
US army sells last homing pigeons.
- 1962
William DeWitt buys Cincinnati Reds.
- 1977
Elvis Presley begins his final concert tour.
- 1994
Green Ramp disaster kills 24 at Pope AFB, NC.
- 1994
Richard Jacobs buys naming rights to Indians new ballpark.
- 1994
Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 802 goals.
- 2007
Emma Watson signs on for final three Harry Potter films.
- 2016
GPR investigation concludes Shakespeare's skull likely stolen.
- 2018
Sahara sandstorm turns snow in Sochi, Russia, orange.
- 2021
Cargo ship Ever Given gets stuck in Suez Canal, Egypt.
- 2023
Canada records record population growth, mostly through immigration. View Post →
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- 2001
Russian space station Mir plunges into the sea after 15 years.
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