June 23

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Lead Story
Teflon Don sentenced to life, 1992
American Revolution
Commodore Parker prepares for a naval strike on Charleston, 1776
Automotive
"Mercedes" registered as a brand name, 1902
Civil War
Lee confers with his generals before the Seven Days' Battles, 1862
Cold War
Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Aleksei Kosygin, 1967
Crime
Even without the corpse, a murderer is uncovered, 1934
Disaster
Tornadoes hit West Virginia and Pennsylvania, 1944
General Interest
Nasser elected president, 1956
Klaus Fuchs released, 1959
Hollywood
Batman released, 1989
Literary
Michael Shaara, author of The Killer Angels, is born, 1929
Music
Tiffany visits the mall on her way to stardom, 1987
Old West
Frontiersman Martin Sweeny is murdered, 1878
Presidential
Newspaper reveals Coolidge will be adopted into Sioux tribe, 1927
Nixon signs Higher Education Act, 1972
Haldeman encourages Nixon to ward off FBI, 1973
Sports
Title IX enacted, 1972
Vietnam War
Johnson announces new ambassador to South Vietnam, 1964
North Vietnamese encircle Ben Het, 1969
World War I
First Battle of the Isonzo, 1915
World War II
Hitler takes a tour of Paris, 1940

Presidential

Jun 23, 1972:

Nixon signs Higher Education Act

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On this day in 1972, President Richard Nixon signs into law the Higher Education Act, which includes the groundbreaking Title IX legislation. Title IX barred discrimination in higher education programs, including funding for sports and other extracurricular activities. As a result, women's participation in team sports, particularly in collegiate athletics, surged with the passage of this act.

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This Week in History, Jun 23 - Jun 29

Jun 23, 1927
Newspaper reveals Coolidge will be adopted into Sioux tribe
Jun 23, 1972
Nixon signs Higher Education Act
Jun 23, 1973
Haldeman encourages Nixon to ward off FBI
Jun 24, 1885
Woodrow Wilson marries Ellen Axson in Savannah, Georgia
Jun 24, 1953
Jacqueline Bouvier and Senator John F. Kennedy announce engagement
Jun 25, 1942
Eisenhower assumes command of U.S. troops in Europe
Jun 26, 1844
President John Tyler weds his second wife
Jun 26, 1963
Kennedy claims solidarity with the people of Berlin
Jun 27, 1963
JFK visits Ireland
Jun 28, 1919
Harry S. Truman marries Bess Wallace
Jun 29, 1943
FDR writes to Manhattan Project physicist Dr. Robert Oppenheimer

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