What Happened on Mar 23

English Parliament passes Act of Succession

On 23 March, 1534, Parliament passed the Act of Succession, vesting the succession of the English Crown in the children of King Henry VIII and Anne... Read more

Battle On Snowshoes

The 1758 Battle on Snowshoes occurred on March 13, 1758, during the French and Indian War. It was fought by members of British Ranger companies led... Read more

Patrick Henry Delivers "Give Me Liberty" Speech

Henry went on to serve as a member of the first Virginia Committee of Correspondence, which facilitated inter-colonial cooperation, and as a... Read more

Fannie Merritt Farmer, Standardizer of Measurements For Recipes, born

Born on March 23, 1857, Bostonian Fannie Merritt Farmer significantly influenced the way Americans cook. By standardizing measurements in her... Read more

Confederate Fort Surrenders After Union Artillery Bombardment

The Battle of Fort Macon or, better, the Siege of Fort Macon took place from 23 March to 26 April 1862, on the Outer Banks of Carteret County,... Read more

First Battle of Kernstown - Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson Defeated the First and Only Time

The First Battle of Kernstown was fought on March 23, 1862, in Frederick County and Winchester, Virginia, the opening battle of Confederate Army... Read more

Sinking of the SS Yongala

On the morning of 23 March, Yongala steamed into Mackay to drop off and receive passengers and discharge 50 tons of cargo, leaving 617 tons in the... Read more

Enabling Act passed by Reichstag

The Enabling Act was passed by Germany's Reichstag and signed by President Paul von Hindenburg on March 23, 1933. It was the second major step,... Read more

Allied Forces Cross the Rhine into Germany (Operation Plunder)

Commencing on the night of 23 March 1945 during World War II, Operation Plunder was the crossing of the Rhine river at Rees, Wesel, and south of... Read more

The British Cabinet Mission Arrives in India

The British Cabinet Mission of 1946 to India aimed to discuss and plans for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership,... Read more

Kentucky Beats Baylor in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship

The 1948 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of... Read more

"The Search" Is Released

The Search is a 1948 film directed by Fred Zinnemann which tells the story of a young Auschwitz survivor and his mother who search for each other... Read more

22nd Academy Awards

The twenty-second Academy Awards ceremony was held on Thursday, March 23, 1950 at the RKO Pantages Theatre. The evening's program was hosted by... Read more

Operation Courageous

Operation Courageous was a military operation performed by the United States Army during the Korean War designed to trap large numbers of Chinese... Read more

Elvis Presley releases self-titled debut album

Elvis Presley was the name of Elvis Presley's debut LP. It was released on RCA Victor, in mono, catalogue number LPM 1254, in March 1956. The... Read more

North Carolina Beats Kansas in Final Four

The 1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of... Read more

Loyola (Chicago) Beats Cincinnati in Final Four

The 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of... Read more

UCLA Beats North Carolina in Final Four

The 1968 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of... Read more

Judas Priest release Sad Wings of Destiny

Sad Wings of Destiny is the second album by the British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in 1976. The cover art for the album, titled... Read more

Van Halen Releases "Van Halen II"

Van Halen II is the second album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1979. The actual recording of the album took place less than a... Read more

Jacob Miller Dies

Jacob Miller (May 4, 1952 – March 23, 1980) was a Jamaican reggae artist who first recorded with Clement Dodd. While pursuing a prolific solo... Read more

"L'Argent" Is Released

L'Argent (Money), is the final film by French film director Robert Bresson. It was inspired by the Leo Tolstoy's short story The Forged... Read more

"Ahead of Their Time" by Frank Zappa Is Released

Ahead of Their Time is a live album by The Mothers of Invention. It was recorded at the Royal Festival Hall, London, England on October 25, 1968... Read more

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Release Their First Album, "Faces of Death"

Formed in the early 1990s, the group consisted of four members: Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Bizzy Bone and Wish Bone. Their first album, Faces Of... Read more

Cannibal Corpse releases Hammer Smashed Face

Hammer Smashed Face is the first EP by Cannibal Corpse, released in 1993 through Metal Blade Records. There are two versions of the release, a... Read more