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Historical Events on January 23

  • Henry III of England

    1264

    In the conflict between King Henry III of England and his rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, King Louis IX of France issues the Mise of Amiens, a one-sided decision in favour of Henry that later leads to the Second Barons' War.

  • Georgetown University

    1789

    Georgetown College, the first Catholic university in the United States, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland (now a part of Washington, D.C.)

  • Montana

    1870

    In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.

  • Second Boer War

    1900

    Second Boer War: The Battle of Spion Kop between the forces of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State and British forces ends in a British defeat.

  • Charles Lindbergh

    1941

    Charles Lindbergh testifies before the U.S. Congress and recommends that the United States negotiate a neutrality pact with Adolf Hitler.

  • Bernard Montgomery

    1943

    World War II: Troops of Montgomery's Eighth Army capture Tripoli in Libya from the German-Italian Panzer Army.

  • Battle of Buna-Gona

    1943

    World War II: Australian and American forces defeat Japanese army and navy units in the bitterly-fought Battle of Buna-Gona.

  • Milton Keynes

    1967

    Milton Keynes (England) is founded as a new town by Order in Council, with a planning brief to become a city of 250,000 people. Its initial designated area enclosed three existing towns and twenty one villages. The area to be developed was largely farmland, with evidence of continuous settlement dating back to the Bronze Age.

  • Richard Nixon

    1973

    United States President Richard Nixon announces that a peace accord has been reached in Vietnam.

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