Historical Events for 23rd June 2026

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1848 - A bloody workers' insurrection erupts in Paris as laborers and radicals rise against the newly proclaimed Second Republic after the closure of the National Workshops during the June Days uprising
1919 - Nitti government forms in Italy
1945 - Last organized Japanese defiance broken (Tarakan)
1954 - 122°F (50°C), Overton, Nevada (state record until June 29, 1994)
1992 - Emmy 19th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 13th time
2011 - NBA Draft: Duke point guard Kyrie Irving first pick Cleveland Cavaliers
2014 - Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is re-elected President of Mauritania
2018 - Explosion at a rally in Addis Ababa after speech by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed kills two and injures 150

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