JUNE 23 IN HISTORY


Historical events that took place on the 23rd of June
 


1860: The United States Secret Service was created

1888: Frederick Douglass became the 1st African-American to be nominated for President

1917: 1000 people were killed after an ammunition factory exploded in Bohemia

1944: 4 tornadoes killed 153 in Appalachia

1950: The Swiss parliament refused voting rights for women  

1951: The most expensive hailstorm in the United States occurred; the damages were estimated to be over $15 million.

1952: Energy centres in Yalu, Korea were bombed by United States’ Airplanes

1960: Japan signed Security treaty with the Unites States

1961: The Antarctic treaty took effect

1972: Hurricane Agnes became the costliest natural disaster in the United States history

1985: 329 people were killed after a bomb destroyed Air India Boeing 747

1989: The Movie ‘Batman’ was shown for the 1st time

1990: Moldavia declared its independence

2010: 76 people were declared dead while hundreds disappeared after a train crash in the Republic of Congo

 

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