June 23rd News and Events

1989 U.S.A. Batman Movie 23rd June 1989 : The movie Batman opened in theaters , starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson

1923 U.S.A. Ku Klax Klan 23rd June 1923 : The growing membership of the Ku Klax Klan across the US is predicted to make them a political force to be recognized with 1000's of new members joining every week in ceremonies across the US

1931 U.S.A. Round The World Record 23rd June 1931 : Wiley Post and his navigator, Harold Gatty, took off for a round the world flight in the single-engine airplane, the "Winnie Mae." from Roosevelt Field, New York. they arrived back at Roosevelt Field on July 1st , completing the trip with a record time of eight days, 15 hours and 51 minutes.

1940 France Hitler Tour Paris 23rd June 1940 : After the German occupation of Paris Adolf Hitler takes a tour of the major notable sites in the French capital.

1941 U.S.A. "St. Louis Blues" 23rd June 1941 : Lena Horne recorded "St. Louis Blues." Her career spans several decades, even into the 1980s when she made a guest appearance on the popular TV hit "The Cosby Show."

1944 U.S.A. Tornadoes 23rd June 1944 : A series of tornadoes across West Virginia and Pennsylvania kill more than 150 people most of the twisters were classified as F3, but the most deadly one was an F4 on the Fujita scale.

1956 Egypt Nasser 23rd June 1956 : Following the army coup led by Gamal Abdel Nasser that deposed the regime of King Farouk Gamal Abdel Nasser is elected president of Egypt when he stands as the sole candidate.

1956 Algeria Rebel Attacks 23rd June 1956 : A series of rebel attacks in Algeria are targeting Europeans with French members of the community targeted mostly, in the last 7 days 23 have been killed and over 150 injured mostly in shooting attacks by small commando groups.

1961 Antarctica The Antarctic Treaty System 23rd June 1961 : The Antarctic Treaty System comes into force to regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, "all land and ice shelves south of 60°S latitude parallel". Antarctica is the Earth's only continent without a native human population.
The Antarctic Treaty consists of a number of articles agree by the 12 original signatories Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the USSR, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The treaty includes the following important rules.
1. Research be used for peaceful purposes only.
2. Military activity, such as weapons testing, is prohibited.
3. Free exchange of information and personnel.
4. The Antarctic Treaty does not recognize, dispute, or establish territorial sovereignty claims .
5. Prohibits nuclear explosions or disposal of radioactive wastes.
There are a number of other articles but those above are the most important combined with the mission statement
"The main objective of the "Antarctic Treaty System" ATS is to ensure in the interests of all mankind that Antarctica shall continue forever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and shall not become the scene or object of international discord."

1985 Ireland Air India Plane Crash 23rd June 1985 : An Air India Boeing 747 disintegrates in mid-air off the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 people on board. It is believed it is the work of a terrorist plot to blow up the plane.

1992 U.S.A. John Gotti "Teflon Don" 23rd June 1992 : The head of the New York Gambino Mafia family, crime boss John Gotti is sentenced to life imprisonment for racketeering and five counts of murder with no chance of parole.

1998 Japan Long-Term Credit Bank (LTCB) 23rd June 1998 : As the financial institutions in Japan continue to report record losses due to the "property price bubble burst". The Long-Term Credit Bank (LTCB) is the latest casualty as share value drops 45% in one days trading taking the banks shares to just 3% of the value they were in 1987 . The Japanese Government has promised to support the bank "if necessary" and protect depositors "at any cost."

1999 U.S.A. Landmark Tobacco Settlement 23rd June 1999 : Each state is in line to receive large amounts of money after the landmark settlement by the tobacco industry, The money should be used to fund anti smoking measures and help reduce the numbers of smokers in each state but many worry that this major windfall will not be used to help educate our next generation in the dangers to health of smoking.

2000 Australia Childers Palace Backpackers Hostel fire 23rd June 2000 : A fire at the Childers Palace Backpackers Hostel in the town of Childers, in Queensland, Australia has left 15 backpackers dead after the fire completely destroyed the hostel. Investigations are continuing to find the cause but it is believed to be arson. Robert Paul Young was later charged with murder and sentenced to a life sentence.

2001 Yugoslavia Slobodan Milosevic 23rd June 2001 : With increasing calls by the international community that the former president of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milosevic should face international war crimes tribunal in the Hague and the withholding of much needed foreign aid from the country. The Yugoslav cabinet is preparing the way for the former president for extradition.
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United States 2006 United States TV Producer Spelling Dies 23rd June, 2006 : Prolific television writer and producer Aaron Spelling died at the age of eighty-three after suffering from a stroke five days earlier. Spelling's most notable television productions included Charlie's Angels, Dynasty, Starsky and Hutch, Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, 7th Heaven, and Charmed.

Australia 2008 Australia Man Charged for Drunk-Driving in Wheelchair 23rd June, 2008 : A man was charged with drunken driving in a motorized wheelchair after being found asleep off of a highway by police in Cairns, Australia. The man's blood alcohol level was six times the legal limit and he had told officers he was out to visit friends.

United States 2009 United States TV Star McMahon Dies 23rd June, 2009 : Ed McMahon, an iconic American television personality, died at the age of eighty-six after suffering from multiple health problems. The television star was best known for working as Johnny Carson's co-host and sidekick on the Tonight Show for thirty years. McMahon got his big break in 1958 when he was the announcer on the show Who Do You Trust? alongside host Johnny Carson.