This Day in History
23 Nov 1227
Polish Prince Leszek I the White is assassinated at an assembly of Polish dukes at Gsawa
23 Nov 1248
Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile after the city capitulates
23 Nov 1334
St Clemens Flood Dike breaks at FlemishZeeuwseDutch coast
23 Nov 1499
Flemish pretender to the English throne Perkin Warbeck hanged for reportedly attempting to escape from Tower of London. Invaded England in 1497 claiming to be the lost son of King Edward IV
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Flemish pretender executed in London
Perkin Warbeck who invaded England in 1497 claiming to be the lost son of King Edward IV is hanged for allegedly trying to escape from the Tower of London.Bel...
IRA member sentenced for Mountbatten’s assassination
Thomas McMahon a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) is sentenced to life imprisonment for preparing and planting the bomb that killed Lord Louis Mountb...
“Boss†Tweed delivered to authorities
William Magear Boss Tweed leader of New York Citys corrupt Tammany Hall political organization during the 1860s and early 1870s is deliv...
Billy the Kid born
The infamous Western outlaw known as Billy the Kid is born in a poor Irish neighborhood on New York Citys East Side. Before he was shot de...
First issue of Life is published
On November 23 1936 the first issue of the pictorial magazine Life is published featuring a cover photo of the Fort Peck Dam by Margaret Bourke-White.Life ac...
Romania becomes an Axis “powerâ€
On this day in 1940 Romania signs the Tripartite Pact officially allying itself with Germany Italy and Japan.As early as 1937 Romania had come under contro...
Paris peace talks deadlocked
Secret peace talks resume in Paris between Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho the North Vietnamese representative but almost immediately reach an impasse.The stic...
Laird discloses the details of the Son Tay Raid
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird discloses the November 21 U.S. raid on the North Vietnamese prison camp at Son Tay. On November 21 a combined Air Force and ...
BC wins on Hail Mary
On November 23 1984 Boston Colleges diminutive quarterback Doug Flutie throws a last-second 64-yard pass to beat the University of Miami 47-45. The 30...
Franklin Pierce is born
On this day in 1804 Franklin Pierce Americas 14th president is born in a log cabin in Hillsborough New Hampshire.Pierce described by biographers an...
Colorado governor sends militia to Cripple Creek
Determined to crush the union of the Western Federation of Miners (WFM) Colorado Governor James Peabody sends the state militia into the mining town of Cripple...
Blues legend Robert Johnson makes first-ever recording
Bluesman Robert Johnson is recorded for the very first time in a San Antonio recording studio on November 23 1936.The legend of Robert Johnson arguably the mo...
Far from the Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy, is published
On this day Thomas Hardys novel Far from the Madding Crowd is published. In the novel farm owner Bathsheba Everdene is courted by three suitors each ...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory creator Roald Dahl dies
On this day in 1990 Roald Dahl the best-selling author of such childrens books as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach bot...
Southern Italy rocked by earthquake
An earthquake strikes Southern Italy on this day 1980 killing more than 3000 people. The casualty toll was so high in part because the tremor struck during Su...
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