Warren E. Burger is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren. Date: June 23, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on June 23 đ Events on this day in 1969 đ On This Day (Today)
Title IX of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended to prohibit sexual discrimination to any educational program receiving federal funds. Date: June 23, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on June 23 đ Events on this day in 1972 đ On This Day (Today)
Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about illegally using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into the Watergate break-ins. Date: June 23, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on June 23 đ Events…
A fire at a house in Hull, England, which kills a six-year-old boy is passed off as an accident; it later emerges as the first of 26 deaths by fire caused over the next seven years by serial arsonist Peter Dinsdale. Date: June 23, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on June…
A terrorist bomb explodes at Narita International Airport near Tokyo, killing two and injuring four. An hour later, the same group detonates a second bomb aboard Air India Flight 182, bringing the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard. Date: June 23, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other…
Sonic the Hedgehog is released in North America on the Sega Genesis platform, beginning the popular video game franchise. Date: June 23, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on June 23 đ Events on this day in 1991 đ On This Day (Today)
NASA's Space Station Processing Facility, a new state-of-the-art manufacturing building for the International Space Station, officially opens at Kennedy Space Center. Date: June 23, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on June 23 đ Events on this day in 1994 đ On This Day (Today)
The 8.4 Mw⯠southern Peru earthquake shakes coastal Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami followed, leaving at least 74 people dead, and 2,687 injured. Date: June 23, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on June 23 đ Events on this day in 2001 đ On This…
American social news and discussion site Reddit is founded in Medford, Massachusetts by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian. Date: June 23, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on June 23 đ Events on this day in 2005 đ On This Day (Today)
Ashton Eaton breaks the decathlon world record at the United States Olympic Trials. Date: June 23, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on June 23 đ Events on this day in 2012 đ On This Day (Today)