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What happened in history on this day: May 23?
On May 23 in ...
- 1788 - South Carolina becomes 8th state to ratify US constitution.
- 1861 - Virginia citizens vote 3 to 1 in favor of secession.
- 1862 - Battle at Front Royal, Virginia, CSA.
- 1862 - Valley Campaign - CSA General Thomas Jackson takes Front Royal, Virginia.
- 1864 - Battle of Dallas, Georgia.
- 1864 - Battle of North Anna, Virginia, first of three days of fighting.
- 1865 - Flag flown at full staff over White House, for first time since President Abraham Lincoln was shot.
- 1865 - Victory parade in Washington, District of Columbia (Grand Review).
- 1867 - Jesse James gang rob bank in Richmond, Missouri (two die, $4,000 taken).
- 1878 - Attorney John Henry Smyth named US minister to Liberia.
- 1894 - William Love hosts ground-breaking ceremonies for Love Canal, New York.
- 1898 - First Philippine Expeditionary Troops sail from San Francisco.
- 1901 - US captures leader of Philippine rebels, Emilio Aguinaldo.
- 1903 - First automobile trip across US from San Francisco to New York begins (ends April 1).
- 1903 - First direct primary election law in US adopted, by Wisconsin.
- 1908 - Dirigible explodes over San Francisco Bay, California; 16 passengers fall, none die.
- 1922 - Walt Disney incorporates Laugh-O-gram Films, using the remaining assets of Iwwerks-Disney Commercial Artists, and US$15,000 from local investors.
- 1929 - The first talking cartoon of Mickey Mouse (The Karnival Kid) is released.
- 1934 - Texas and Louisiana state police shoot to death notorious criminals Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow near Sailes, Louisiana. The Barrow Gang was believed responsible for the deaths of 13 people, including nine police officers.
- 1939 - Submarine Squalis sinks off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 26 die.
- 1953 - US schools first use Cliff's Notes.
- 1956 - Presbyterian Church begins accepting women ministers.
- 1956 - World Trade Center dedicated in Ferry Building, San Francisco, California.
- 1958 - Explorer 1 ceases transmission.
- 1974 - Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1977 - US Supreme Court refuses to hear appeals of Watergate wrong-doers H R Halderman, John Ehrlichman, and John Mitchell.
- 1985 - Thomas Patrick Cavanagh is sentenced to life in prison for attempting to sell stealth bomber secrets to the Soviet Union.
- 1986 - US and West Europeans veto heavier sanctions against South Africa.
- 1989 - Third American Comedy Award: Paula Poundstone wins.
- 1990 - Cost of rescuing savings and loan failures in US is put at up to $130 billion.
- 1990 - A Gallup Poll shows that 62 percent of Americans want to retain the Lincoln cent in circulation.
- 1991 - US Supreme Court bars subsidized clinics from discussing abortion.
- 1992 - President Bush orders Coast Guard to intercept boats with Haitian refugees.
- 1995 - At the Sun World conference in San Francisco, California, Sun Microsystems introduces the Java interactive programming language. Code-name during development was Oak.
- 1995 - In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the remains of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building are imploded.
- 2003 - US coin dealer Paul Montgomery announces a $1 million bounty for the missing 1913 Liberty Head nickel.
- 2003 - Dewey, the first deer cloned by scientists at Texas A&M University, is born.
- 2022 - The last functioning public pay phone in the USA is removed, from Manhattan, New York.
Births on May 23
- 1882 - Birth of James Gleason in New York City, New York, USA; writer/actor (Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool).
- 1883 - Birth of Douglas Fairbanks in Denver, Colorado, USA; actor (Zorro, Three Musketeers, Robin Hood).
- 1910 - Birth of Artie Shaw [Arthur Jacob Arshawsky] in New York City, New York, USA; bandleader (Come'on my House).
- 1910 - Birth of Scatman Crothers [Benjamin] in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA; actor/singer (Zapped, Shining) (dies 1986).
- 1912 - Birth of John Payne in Roanoke, Virginia, USA; actor (Restless Gun).
- 1919 - Birth of Betty Garrett in Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA; actress (Irene - All in the Family).
- 1920 - Birth of Helen O'Connell in Lima, Ohio, USA; singer ("Green Eyes", "Amapola").
- 1920 - Birth of Sid Melton in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Alf - Green Acres, Charlie - Danny Thomas).
- 1921 - Birth of Loren Tindall in Oklahoma, USA; actor (Meet Me on Broadway, Girl of Limberlost).
- 1928 - Birth of Rosemary Clooney in Maysville, Kentucky, USA; singer/Coronet paper towels spokeswoman.
- 1931 - Birth of Barbara Barrie in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Breaking Away, Barney Miller).
- 1932 - Birth of Mary Fickett in Bronxville, New York, USA; actress (Ruth Martin - All My Children).
- 1933 - Birth of Seabiscuit; legendary American racehorse.
- 1950 - Birth of Linda Thompson in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; actress (Hee Haw).
- 1951 - Birth of Judy Rodman in Riverside, California, USA; country singer ("Girls Ride Horses Too").
- 1954 - Birth of "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler in New Jersey, USA; middleweight boxing champion (1982-83).
- 1958 - Birth of Drew Carey in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actor/comedian (Drew - The Drew Carey Show, host - Whose Line is it Anyway?).
- 1958 - Birth of Shelly West in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; country singer ("Red Hot", "West by West").
- 1962 - Birth of Karen [Duff] Duffy in New York City, New York, USA; MTV VJ/actress (Meet Wally Sparks).
- 1962 - Birth of Keith Brantley at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, USA; marathon runner (Olympics-1996).
- 1964 - Birth of Staci Greason in Denver, Colorado, USA; actress (Isabella Toscando - Days of Our Lives).
- 1968 - Birth of Tiffany Rochelle-Anderson in Laguna Beach, California, USA; WPVA volleyball player (Nationals-13th-1995).
- 1969 - Birth of Pat Hurst in San Leandro, California, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 Rolex Rookie of the Year).
- 1970 - Birth of Ricky Gutierrez in Miami, Florida, USA; infielder (Houston Astros).
- 1971 - Birth of Marshall Boze in San Manual, Arizona, USA; pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers).
- 1974 - Birth of Jewel [Kilcher] in Saint George, Utah, USA; folk/rock vocalist ("Pieces of You"), actor.
- 1976 - Birth of Melanie Joyce Bell in Vernon, New Jersey; Miss America-New Jersey (1997).
- 1986 - Birth of Nico Colaluca; American football player.
Deaths on May 23
- 1934 - Texas and Louisiana state police shoot to death notorious criminals Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow near Sailes, Louisiana. The Barrow Gang was believed responsible for the deaths of 13 people, including nine police officers.
- 1937 - John Davison, Rockfeller industrialist, dies at age 97 in Ormond Beach, Florida.
- 1966 - Ruth Gates of Denton, Texas, actress (Aunt Jenny - Mama), dies at age 79.
- 1983 - Death of George Bruns in Portland, Oregon, USA at age 68; Disney songwriter/composer (Sleeping Beauty, Babes in Toyland, The Sword in the Stone, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett", theme of Zorro, "Yo Ho"), named Disney Legend 2001.
- 1986 - Sterling Hayden, American actor (Blue and Gray), dies at age 70 (born 1916).
- 1994 - Joe Pass, US jazz guitarist (The Trio), dies at age 65.
- 2002 - Death of Sam Snead, American golfer (born 1912).
- 2008 - Death of Cornell Capa, Hungarian-American photographer (born 1918).
- 2015 - Death of John Forbes Nash Jr. at age 86; American mathematician, Nobel Prize winner (born 1928).
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