Sunday, April 23, 2023

History for April 23

History for April 23 - On-This-Day.com
James Buchanan 1791 - 15th U.S. President, nickname: Old Buck
  • 1900 - The word "hillbilly" was first used in print in an article in the "New York Journal." It was spelled "Hill-Billie".
  • 1945 - The Soviet Army fought its way into Berlin.
  • 1982 - The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that consumer prices declined the previous month (March). It was the first decline in almost 17 years.
  • 1984 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that Dr. Robert Gallo and his colleagues had found the cause of AIDS. It was a retrovirus labled HTLV-III.
  • 1985 - The Coca-Cola Company announced that it was changing its 99-year-old secret formula. The New Coke was not successful, which resulted in the resumption of selling the original version.
  • 2005 - The first video was uploaded to YouTube.com.

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