Historical Events for 23rd May 2024

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May 23, 2024 in Today in History

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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