Historical Events
- 930 World's oldest parliament, the Icelandic Parliament is established, the Alþingi (anglicised as Althing or Althingi)
- 1868 Christopher Latham Sholes patents the Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful of its kind
- 1960 1st contraceptive pill is made available for purchase in the U.S.
- 1972 Hurricane Agnes becomes America's costliest natural disaster, affecting 15 states, with 119 deaths and $3 billion in damage
- 1974 1st extraterrestrial message sent from Earth into space
- 1979 Supertramp's "Breakfast in America" becomes No. 1 album in the US featuring "Take the Long Way Home"
- 2016 Brexit referendum: United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union
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Jun 23 in Film & TV
- 1989 Movie "Batman" premieres directed by Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson
Jun 23 in Music
- 2021 Britney Spears requests a judge end her court-ordered conservatorship, states "I think this conservatorship is abusive. I don't think I can live a full life"
Jun 23 in Sport
- 1894 The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne, Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin
- 2003 Barry Bonds steals second base against the LA Dodgers, becoming the first player in MLB history to have 500 career homers and 500 steals
- 2021 1st ICC World Test Championship final, Southampton: New Zealand dismisses India for meagre 170; completes tricky chase of 139 on 6th day to win inaugural cricket title
Did You Know?
First editions of "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent." by Washington Irving released, featuring story "Rip Van Winkle"
On June 23, 1819
Edward VIII
Jean Anouilh
Alan Turing
June Carter Cash
Frances McDormand
Zinedine ZidaneWould You Believe?
Longest game in Professional Baseball: Pawtucket Red Sox finally beat Rochester Red Wings 3-2 in 33 innings (game began 18th April)
On June 23, 1981
Famous Weddings
- 1930 Businessman Nelson Rockefeller (21) weds Mary Todhunter Clark
- 1930 Diplomat Ralph Bunche (25) weds Ruth Harris
- 1954 Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg (21) weds taxation law expert Martin D. Ginsburg
Famous Divorces
- 1976 American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson (34) divorces 2nd wife Diane Clatworthy (28), after 6-1/2 years of marriage
- 1993 Lindsay Wagner (Bionic Woman) files for divorce from Lawrence Mortorff
- 2016 Actress and singer Mandy Moore and singer-songwriter Ryan Adams divorce after 7 years
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Betty ShabazzArticles, Photos and Quiz
How the Qwerty Keyboard was Born
A typewriter patent was granted on this day to the man who would go on to produce and inflict on us all the ubiquitous Qwerty keyboard.
June 23, 1868
Britain Votes for Brexit
Counting gets underway in the UK referendum on membership in the European Union
June 23, 2016
Weekly Quiz for June 23-30
Test your knowledge of historical events and famous people in our multi-choice, weekly history quiz for June 23-30. Then challenge your friends!
