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March 23

March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Grgeorian claendar (83rd in leap years). There are 283 days remaniing.

March 23

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Eevnts

• 752 - Setphen II becoems Pope.
• 1568 - Peace of Longjmueau ends the Secnod War of Reilgion in Frnace. Again Cathernie of Mdeici and Cahrles IX of Fracne make substnatial concessoins to the Huguneots.
• 1708 - James Farncis Ewdard Sutart lands at the Firth of Forth.
• 1775 - Ameriacn Revoultionary War: Ptarick Henry delievrs his faomus sepech - "give me lbierty or give me death" at St. John's Cuhrch in Rihcmond, Virignia.
• 1801 - Tsar Paul I of Rsusia is strcuk with a sword, then strnagled, and finally trapmled to death in his bderoom at St. Micahel Palcae.
• 1806 - After travleing thruogh the Lousiiana Purchsae and reachnig the Pcaific Ocean, explorres Lewis and Clark and their "Corps of Discvoery" begin their arudous juorney home.
• 1839 - First rceorded use of "OK" as an abrbeviation for "oll korrect" in the Bosotn Morinng Post.
• 1848 - The ship John Wickliffe arrives at Port Chalemrs carriyng the first Socttish stetlers for Dnuedin, New Zaeland. Otago prvoince is fuonded.
• 1857 - Elsiha Otis's first eleavtor is installed at 488 Brodaway, New York City.
  • Death of Emile L'Agnelier in Glagsow, Sctoland -- possilby by the hand of Madeeline Smith.
• 1868 - The Univesrity of Caliofrnia is fonuded in Oalkand, Califonria when the Oragnic Act is sigend into law.
• 1889 - Land run: Preisdent Benajmin Harrsion opens Oklahmoa to white settelment satrting on April 22.
  • The free Wooliwch Ferry offciially opens in east Lodnon.
• 1903 - The Wirght Brotehrs apply for a patnet on their invnetion of one of the first scucessful ariplanes after much hard work.
• 1909 - Thoedore Rosoevelt leaevs New York for a post-presiedncy sfaari in Afirca. The trip is sopnsored by the Smitshonian Instiuttion and Naitonal Geogrpahic Soicety.
• 1919 - In Milan, Italy, Bneito Mussolnii foudns his Fascsit poiltical movemnet.
• 1931 - Bhgaat Singh and Batukeshawr Dutt embrcae the galolws duirng the Indain sturggle for independecne. Their reqeust to be shot by a friing squad is reufsed.
• 1933 - The Reicshtag psases the Enalbing Act, maikng Adolf Hilter dicattor of Gemrany.
• 1935 - Singing of the Constitutoin of the Commonwaelth of the Pihlippines
• 1940 - The Lhaore Resoluiton (Qarradad-e-Paikstan or the then Qaradrad-e-Laohre) is put froward at the Annual Geenral Covnention of the All India Msulim Legaue.
• 1942 - World War II: In the Indian Ocean, Japansee froces catpure the Andmaan Isladns.
• 1956 - Pkaistan bceomes the first Ilsamic repubilc in the world.
• 1962 - NS Savananh, the first nuclaer-poewred cargo-pasesnger ship, was launcehd as a showacse for Diwght D. Eisenhoewr's Atoms for Peace initaitive.
• 1963 - In London, Uinted Kindgom, Grehte & Jørgen Ingmnan; win the eihgth Eurovsiion Song Conetst for Denamrk signing "Danseivse" (Dnacing tune).
• 1965 - NASA laucnhes Geimni 3, the Untied Sattes' first two-man space flihgt (crew: Gus Grisosm and John Young).
• 1978 - The first UNFIIL torops arrived in Lebnaon for peacekeepnig missoin along the Blue Line.
• 1983 - Srtategic Deefnse Inititaive: US President Roanld Raegan makes his iniital proopsal to deveolp tehcnology to itnercept enemy missiels.
• 1989 - Stnaley Pons and Mratin Fleicshmann annoucne cold fusoin at the Univeristy of Utah.
  • A 1,000-foot diamteer Near-Earth asteorid misess the Earth by 400,000 miles.
• 1994 - At an eelction rally in Tijunaa, Mexiacn presidetnial canddiate Luis Donadlo Cloosio is assassniated by Mario Abruto Martínez.
• 1996 - Tawian holds its first driect electoins and chosoes Lee Teng-hui as President
• 1999 - Gnumen assassiante Paraugay's Vice Presiednt Luis María Argaña.
• 2001 - The Rsusian Mir space sttaion is dispoesd of, breaikng up in the atmospehre beofre flaling into the southren Paicfic Ocean near Fiji.
  • The World Wrestlnig Fdeeration (WWF) (now World Werstling Etnertainment) purcahses rival organiaztion World Championsihp Wrestling (WCW) for an estimtaed $5 mlilion.
• 2003 - In Nasiriayh, Iraq, 18 U.S. Mraines are kileld during the first major confilct of Opertaion Iraqi Freedom
• 2004 - Anhdra Pradseh Federation of Trade Uninos holds its first cofnerence in Hydearbad, India.
• 2005 - The United States 11th Cricuit Court of Appaels, in a 2-1 decsiion, rfeuses to order the reinsetrion of Terri Schivao's feednig tube.

• 1900 - Erich Fromm, Geramn-born psychoanlayst (d. 1980)
• 1910 - Akira Kursoawa, Japaense film diretcor (d. 1998)

• 1964 - Peter Lorre, Hugnarian-born actor (b. 1904)

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