CoM Moderators Posted May 23, 2024 Posted May 23, 2024 1568 - The Netherlands declares independence from Spain 1861 - Virginia citizens vote 3 to 1 in favor of secession from the Union 1865 - Flag flown at full mast over White House for the first time since Lincoln was shot 1915 - Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary during WW I 1928 - Bomb attack on Italian embassy in Buenos Aires, 22 die 1958 - US schools 1st use Cliff's Notes 1965 - Franz Jonas elected President of Austria 1989 - 3rd American Comedy Award: Paula Poundstone 2013 - Patrick Roy is named head coach of the Colorado Avalanche, his former team where he won two Stanley Cups 2014 - "Pauline" a chamber opera by Margaret Atwood and Tobin Stokes premieres at the York Theatre in Vancouver More Historical Events »
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