June 23 in history
Events on June 23
Notable events that happened on June 23 in past years.
- 2018
Twelve boys and an assistant coach from a soccer team in Thailand are trapped in a flooding cave, leading to an 18-day rescue operation.
Wikipedia article: Tham Luang cave rescue - 2013
Nik Wallenda becomes the first man to successfully walk across the Grand Canyon on a tight rope.
Wikipedia article: Nik Wallenda - 1994
NASA's Space Station Processing Facility, a new state-of-the-art manufacturing building for the International Space Station, officially opens at Kennedy Space Center.
Wikipedia article: NASA - 1972
Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about illegally using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into the Watergate break-ins.
Wikipedia article: Watergate scandal - 1968
Seventy-four people were killed and 150 others injured in a stampede at a football match between Boca Juniors and Club Atlético River Plate in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Wikipedia article: The Tragedy of Gate 12 - 1959
Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to Dresden, East Germany where he resumes a scientific career.
Wikipedia article: Manhattan Project - 1944
An F4 tornado tears through the Appalachian Mountains, killing over 100 people in West Virginia, particularly in the town of Shinnston.
Wikipedia article: 1944 Shinnston tornado - 1938
The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States.
Wikipedia article: United States government role in civil aviation - 1919
Estonian War of Independence: The decisive defeat of the Baltische Landeswehr in the Battle of Cēsis; this date is celebrated as Victory Day in Estonia.
Wikipedia article: Estonian War of Independence - 1887
The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Wikipedia article: Rocky Mountains Park Act - 1812
War of 1812: Great Britain revokes the restrictions on American commerce, thus eliminating one of the chief reasons for going to war.
Wikipedia article: War of 1812 - 1760
Seven Years' War: Battle of Landeshut: Austria defeats Prussia.
Wikipedia article: Battle of Landeshut (1760) - 1683
William Penn signs a friendship treaty with Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania.
Wikipedia article: William Penn - 1305
A peace treaty between the Flemish and the French is signed at Athis-sur-Orge.
- 229
Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor of Eastern Wu.
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