This Day In History
October 23
Brutus commits suicide British fleet suffers defeat at Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania American fur traders turn over Astoria, Oregon, to the British Rival governments in bleeding Kansas Yankees and Rebels clash at the Battle of Westport President Benjamin Harrison extends borders of Nebraska Unknown Soldier is selected Johnny Carson is born Soviets switch commanders in drive to halt Germans Michael Crichton is born Hungarian protest turns violent 1st Cavalry Division launches Operation Silver Bayonet U.S. negotiators ask for further talks in Paris Chicago has its first #1 hit with "If You Leave Me Now" Beirut barracks blown up U.S. Embassy in Beirut hit by massive car bomb Gas leak kills 23 at plastics factory Carter homers to win World Series An abortion-performing doctor is murdered Hostage crisis in Moscow theater
Brutus commits suicide British fleet suffers defeat at Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania American fur traders turn over Astoria, Oregon, to the British Rival governments in bleeding Kansas Yankees and Rebels clash at the Battle of Westport President Benjamin Harrison extends borders of Nebraska Unknown Soldier is selected Johnny Carson is born Soviets switch commanders in drive to halt Germans Michael Crichton is born Hungarian protest turns violent 1st Cavalry Division launches Operation Silver Bayonet U.S. negotiators ask for further talks in Paris Chicago has its first #1 hit with "If You Leave Me Now" Beirut barracks blown up U.S. Embassy in Beirut hit by massive car bomb Gas leak kills 23 at plastics factory Carter homers to win World Series An abortion-performing doctor is murdered Hostage crisis in Moscow theater
