Friday, June 23, 2023

History for June 23

History for June 23 - On-This-Day.com
Clarence Thomas 1948 - U.S. Supreme Court Justice
  • 1836 - The U.S. Congress approved the Deposit Act, which contained a provision for turning over surplus federal revenue to the states.
  • 1868 - Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention that he called a "Type-Writer."
  • 1926 - The first lip reading tournament in America was held in Philadelphia, PA.
  • 1972 - U.S. President Nixon and White House chief of staff H.R. Haldeman discussed a plan to use the CIA to obstruct the FBI's Watergate investigation.
  • 2004 - The U.S. proposed that North Korea agree to a series of nuclear disarmament measures over a three-month period in exchange for economic benefits.

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