Osun Defender History Corner: November 22nd In Focus
Today, on the history corner, we take a trip in the realm of flashback and recall some events that marked this day.
November 23rd, 534
The second and final edition of the Code of Justinian, a collection of Roman law, is published.
November 23rd, 1621
The first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts, is celebrated.
November 23rd, 1887
The US patent for the gramophone, the first device to play records, is filed by Emile Berliner.
November 23rd, 1889
The first jukebox is installed at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
November 23rd, 1936
Life magazine is first published.
November 23rd, 1943
World War II: The Battle of Tarawa begins, with American forces landing on Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands.
November 23rd, 1963
The first episode of the British science fiction television series “Doctor Who” is broadcast on BBC.
November 23rd, 1971
The People’s Republic of China takes its seat in the United Nations.
November 23rd, 1980
A series of earthquakes in southern Italy kills approximately 3,000 people.
November 23rd, 1985
Microsoft Windows 1.0 is released.
November 23rd, 1992
The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced.
November 23rd, 2001
The Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary.
November 23rd, 2005
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected as the first female president of Liberia.
November 23rd, 2010
North Korea shells Yeonpyeong Island, prompting an international crisis.
November 23rd, 2013
A series of bombings across Iraq kill at least 27 people and injure more than 100.
November 23rd, 2015
Turkish fighter jets shoot down a Russian military aircraft near the Syria-Turkey border.
November 23rd, 2017
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe resigns, ending his 37-year rule.
November 23rd, 2019
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University siege ends after 12 days of intense clashes between protesters and police.
November 23rd, 2019
NASA’s InSight lander detects its first marsquake on the planet Mars.
November 23rd, 2020
The Ethiopian government declares victory in its conflict with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front.
Please note that these are just a few historical events that happened on November 23rd. History is full of numerous other significant events on this day, ranging from politics and warfare to cultural and scientific milestones.
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