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Historical Events on March 23

  • American Revolutionary War

    1775

    American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech - "Give me liberty, or give me death!" - at St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia.

  • Theodore Roosevelt

    1909

    Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society.

  • First World War

    1918

    First World War: On the third day of the German Spring Offensive, the 10th Battalion of the Royal West Kent Regiment is annihilated with many of the men becoming prisoners of war

  • Milan

    1919

    In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement.

  • Pakistan

    1956

    Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. (Republic Day in Pakistan)

  • NASA

    1965

    NASA launches Gemini 3, the United States' first two-man space flight (crew: Gus Grissom and John Young).

  • Guatemala

    1982

    Guatemala's government, headed by Fernando Romeo Lucas García is overthrown in a military coup by right-wing General Efraín Ríos Montt.

  • General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

    1994

    A United States Air Force (USAF) F-16 aircraft collides with a USAF C-130 at Pope Air Force Base and then crashes, killing 24 United States Army soldiers on the ground. This later became known as the Green Ramp disaster.

  • Taiwan

    1996

    Taiwan holds its first direct elections and chooses Lee Teng-hui as President.

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