Estonian War of Independence: The decisive defeat of the Baltische Landeswehr in the Battle of Cēsis; this date is celebrated as Victory Day in Estonia. Date: June 23, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)
Shameen Incident: British Army and French Army soldiers stationed in the concession of Shameen open fire on Chinese protesters, resulting in at least 52 deaths. Date: June 23, 1925 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1925 📅 On This Day (Today)
The College Board administers the first SAT exam. Date: June 23, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane. Date: June 23, 1931 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1931 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States. Date: June 23, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)
Henry Larsen begins the first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Date: June 23, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)
Adolf Hitler goes on a three-hour tour of the architecture of Paris with architect Albert Speer and sculptor Arno Breker in his only visit to the city. Date: June 23, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Lithuanian Activist Front declares independence from the Soviet Union and forms the Provisional Government of Lithuania; it lasts only briefly as the Nazis will occupy Lithuania a few weeks later. Date: June 23, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On…
World War II: Germany's latest fighter aircraft, a Focke-Wulf Fw 190, is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey in Wales. Date: June 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)
An F4 tornado tears through the Appalachian Mountains, killing over 100 people in West Virginia, particularly in the town of Shinnston. Date: June 23, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)