What Happened on Jun 23

Battle Of Springfield

The Battle of Springfield was a battle fought in the American Revolutionary War. Long thought to have been a raid in force, British records came to... Read more

The Congress Of Texas Votes In Favor Of Annexation

On June 23, 1845, a joint resolution of the Congress of Texas voted in favor of annexation by the United States. The leaders of the republic first... Read more

John C. Fremont Takes Over The Republic

On June 15, 1846, some thirty settlers, mostly American citizens, staged a revolt and seized the small Mexican garrison in Sonoma. They raised the... Read more

International Olympic Committee Founded, First Olympic Congress Held

On June 23, 1894 the Olympic games were re-created by Pierre de Coubertin after a hiatus of 1500 years. The baron hoped to foster international... Read more

First Flight with Flyer III

The Wright Flyer III was the third powered aircraft built by the Wright Brothers. Orville Wright made the first flight with it on June 23, 1905.... Read more

First Battle of the Isonzo

Italian Forces, 750,000 General Luigi Cadorna, Commander-in-Chief General Brusatti General Pecori-Giraldi Duke of Aosta Admiral... Read more

Robert Louis Fosse Is Born

Fosse moved to Hollywood with the ambition of being the next Fred Astaire. His early screen appearances included Give A Girl A Break, The Affairs... Read more

June Carter Cash is Born

Valerie June Carter Cash (June 23, 1929 – May 15, 2003) was a singer, songwriter, actress, comedian and author who was a member of the Carter... Read more

Battle of Raseiniai

The Battle of Raseiniai (23–27 June 1941) was a tank battle fought between the elements of the 4th Panzer Army and two Soviet Mechanized Corps in... Read more

Battle of Voronezh (1942)

The Battle of Voronezh was a battle on the Eastern Front of World War II, fought in and around the strategically important city of Voronezh on the... Read more

British Forces Launch Operation Martlet

As planned, on 23 June elements of the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division's 152nd (Highland) Infantry Brigade launched a preliminary attack. Before... Read more

Babruysk Offensive

In the southern sector of operations, where the 1st Belorussian Front under Konstantin Rokossovsky faced Hans Jordan's Ninth Army, the main Soviet... Read more

Mogilev Offensive

As with the other offensives in the first phase of Operation Bagration, the Mogilev Offensive opened with a intense artillery barrage against the... Read more

Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive

Army Group Centre's northern flank was defended by the Third Panzer Army under the command of Georg-Hans Reinhardt; the lines ran through marshy... Read more

Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501 Disappears

Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501 was a DC-4 propliner operating its daily transcontinental service between New York City and Seattle when it... Read more

"The Gunfighter" Is Released

The Gunfighter is a 1950 western film starring Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell and Karl Malden (who came back after a three year... Read more

"A Shot In The Dark" Is Released

A Shot in the Dark is a 1964 comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and is the second installment in the Pink Panther series. Peter Sellers is... Read more

Puerta 12 Tragedy

For countless years the rivalry between both sets of fans has been very, very intense, and there have been several cases of deaths and injuries as... Read more

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is Enacted

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, renamed in 2002 the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act in honor of its principal... Read more

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Bakke in University of California v. Bakke

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978) was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States on... Read more

"Dressed To Kill" Is Released

Dressed to Kill is a 1980 suspense thriller/horror film written and directed by Brian de Palma. It stars Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson and Nancy... Read more

Terrorists Bomb Air India Flight 182

Air India Flight 182 was an Air India flight operating on the Toronto-Montréal-London-Delhi-Bombay route. On 23 June 1985, the airplane operating... Read more

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is released

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is a 1989 sci-fi/comedy film. The directorial debut of Joe Johnston and released through Walt Disney Pictures and Silver... Read more

Batman (film) released

Batman is a 1989 superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, directed by Tim Burton. The film stars Michael Keaton in the... Read more

Sonic the Hedgehog Released in North America and Europe

Sonic the Hedgehog is a platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Mega Drive/Genesis system. It is the inaugural game in... Read more