Saturday, October 23, 2021

History for October 23

History for October 23 - On-This-Day.com
Michael Crichton 1942 - Author, director, physician ("Jurassic Park")
  • 1910 - Blanche S. Scott became the first woman to make a public solo airplane flight in the United States.
  • 1929 - In the U.S., the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged starting the stock-market crash that began the Great Depression.
  • 1942 - During World War II, the British began a major offensive against Axis forces at El Alamein, Egypt.
  • 1944 - During World War II, the Battle of Leyte Gulf began. 
  • 1956 - Hungarian citizens began an uprising against Soviet occupation. On November 4, 1956 Soviet forces enter Hungary and eventually suppress the uprising.
  • 1956 - NBC broadcasted the first videotape recording. The tape of Jonathan Winters was seen coast to coast in the U.S.
  • 1971 - The U.N. General Assembly voted to expel Taiwan and seat Communist China.

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