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Historical events on January 23

JANUARY 23, 1993
The first version of Mosaic, created by Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina, was released, becoming the first popular web browser.
NCSA Mosaic is a discontinued web browser. It was instrumental in popularizing the World Wide Web and the general Internet during the Read More
JANUARY 23, 2003
The final signal was detected from the NASA space probe Pioneer 10, then about 12 billion kilometres (7.5 billion miles) from Earth.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the United States's civil space Read More
JANUARY 23, 1997
Madeleine Albright was sworn in as the first female United States Secretary of State, becoming the highest-ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government at that time.
Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 64th United States secretary of state under Read More
JANUARY 23, 1571
Queen Elizabeth I opened the Royal Exchange in London, giving it its royal title.
Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and Read More
JANUARY 23, 1793
The Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia partitioned the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth for the second time.
The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until the proclamation of Read More
JANUARY 23, 1957
American inventor Fred Morrison sold the rights to his "flying disc" to the Wham-O toy company, who later renamed it the "Frisbee"
Walter Frederick Morrison was an American inventor and entrepreneur, who invented the Frisbee.
JANUARY 23, 1942
World War II: Japan began an invasion of the island of New Britain in the Australian Territory of New Guinea.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More
JANUARY 23, 1789
Bishop John Carroll purchased a plot of land that would become the home of the future Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic university in the United States.
John Carroll was an American Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Baltimore, then the only diocese in the nascent Read More
JANUARY 23, 1368
The Hongwu Emperor (pictured) ascended to the throne, initiating the Ming dynasty, which would rule China for three centuries.
The Hongwu Emperor, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Ming, personal name Zhu Yuanzhang, courtesy name Guorui, Read More
JANUARY 23, 1915
Rebels led by John Chilembwe attacked local plantation owners, beginning an uprising regarded as a key moment in the history of Malawi.
John Chilembwe was a Baptist pastor, educator and revolutionary who trained as a minister in the United States, returning to Nyasaland in Read More
JANUARY 23, 1967
The English new town of Milton Keynes was founded in Buckinghamshire, incorporating four towns and fifteen villages as well as planned new developments on intervening farmland.
A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is Read More
JANUARY 23, 1870
American Indian Wars: The United States Army killed about 200 Piegan Blackfeet, mostly women, children, and the elderly, in the Marias Massacre.
The American Indian Wars, also known as the American Frontier Wars, and the Indian Wars, was a conflict initially fought by European Read More
JANUARY 23, 1849
Elizabeth Blackwell (pictured) graduated from Geneva Medical College in New York, making her the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States.
Elizabeth Blackwell was an English-American physician, notable as the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States, and the Read More
JANUARY 23, 1556
One of the deadliest earthquakes in history struck Shaanxi, China, resulting in at least 100,000 direct deaths.
The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake, known in Chinese colloquially by its regnal year as the Jiajing Great Earthquake "嘉靖大地震" or officially by its Read More
JANUARY 23, 1902
In the most fatal recorded mountaineering accident, 199 of the 210 members of an Imperial Japanese Army unit perished in a blizzard on the Hakkōda Mountains.
The Imperial Japanese Army was the principal ground force of the Empire of Japan from 1871 to 1945. It played a central Read More
JANUARY 23, 1570
James Hamilton killed James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, in the first recorded assassination of a head of government using a firearm.
James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh and Woodhouselee was a Scottish supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots, who assassinated James Stewart, 1st Earl of Read More
JANUARY 23, 1909
Two men committed an armed robbery in Tottenham, London, and led police on a two-hour chase, partially by tram, that ended in the perpetrators' suicides.
The Tottenham Outrage of 23 January 1909 was an armed robbery in Tottenham, North London, that resulted in a two-hour chase between Read More
JANUARY 23, 1846
Ahmad Bey declared the legal abolition of slavery in Tunisia.
Ahmad I, 2 December 1805 – 30 May 1855) was the tenth Husainid Bey of Tunis, ruling from 1837 until his death. Read More
JANUARY 23, 2001
Five people attempted to set themselves on fire in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, an act that many later claimed to have been staged by the Chinese Communist Party to frame Falun Gong and thus escalate their persecution.
The 2001 Tiananmen Square self-immolation incident took place in Tiananmen Square in central Beijing, on the eve of Chinese New Year on Read More
JANUARY 23, 1264
King Louis IX of France issued the Mise of Amiens, a settlement between King Henry III of England and barons led by Simon de Montfort heavily favouring the former, which later led to the Second Barons' War.
Louis IX, also known as Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death in 1270. He is widely recognized Read More
JANUARY 23, 1968
USS Pueblo was seized by North Korean forces, who claimed that it had violated their territorial waters while spying.
USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is a Banner-class technical research ship, placed into service during World War II, then converted to a spy ship Read More

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