Today in History: September 23
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A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
September 23
| 1553 |
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The Sadians defeat the last of their enemies and establish themselves as rulers of Morocco. |
| 1561 |
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Philip II of Spain gives orders to halt colonizing efforts in Florida. |
| 1577 |
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William of Orange makes his triumphant entry into Brussels, Belgium. |
| 1667 |
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Slaves in Virginia are banned from obtaining their freedom by converting to Christianity. |
| 1739 |
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The Austrians sign the Treaty of Belgrade after having lost the city to the Turks. |
| 1779 |
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The American navy under John Paul Jones, commanding from Bonhomme Richard, defeats and captures the British man-of-war Serapis. |
| 1788 |
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Louis XVI of France declares the Parliament restored. |
| 1795 |
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A national plebiscite approves the new French constitution, but so many voters sustain that the results are suspect. |
| 1803 |
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British Major General Sir Arthur Wellesley defeats the Marathas at Assaye, India. |
| 1805 |
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Lieutenant Zebulon Pike pays $2,000 to buy from the Sioux a 9-square-mile tract at the mouth of the Minnesota River that will be used to establish a military post, Fort Snelling. |
| 1806 |
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition arrives back in St. Louis just over three years after its departure. |
| 1864 |
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Confederate and Union forces clash at Mount Jackson, Front Royal and Woodstock in Virginia during the Valley campaign. |
| 1911 |
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The Second International Aviation Meet opens in New York. |
| 1912 |
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Mack Sennet's first "Keystone Cop" film debuts, Cohen Collects a Debt. |
| 1945 |
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The first American dies in Vietnam during the fall of Saigon to French forces. |
| 1952 |
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Richard Nixon responds to charges of a secret slush fund during his 'Checkers Speech.' |
| 1954 |
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East German police arrest 400 citizens as U.S. spies. |
| 1967 |
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Soviets sign a pact to send more aid to Hanoi. |
| 1973 |
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Juan Peron is re-elected president of Argentina after being overthrown in 1955. |
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Born on September 23 |
| 63 BC |
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Augustus Caesar, first Roman Emperor, who introduced Pax Romana, the era of peace. |
| 1800 |
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William Holmes McGuffey, educator famous for his book Eclectic Readers. |
| 1838 |
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Victoria Chaflin Woodhull, the first woman presidential candidate (1872) in the United States. |
| 1863 |
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Mary Church Terrell, educator and civil rights advocate. |
| 1865 |
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Emmuska Orczy, baroness and author of The Scarlet Pimpernel. |
| 1889 |
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Walter Lippmann, journalist, one of the founders of The New Republic Magazine in 1914. |
| 1889 |
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Louise Nevelson, sculptor. |
| 1915 |
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Clifford G. Shull, physicist, improved techniques for exploring the atomic structure of matter. |
| 1926 |
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John Coltrane, influential jazz saxaphonist. |
| 1930 |
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Ray Charles, rhythm 'n' blues piano player and singer. |
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