Page 6: Historical Events In March - 23

1923  Frank Silver & Irving Conn release "Yes, We Have No Bananas" on March - 23.   

1925  On March - 23 tennessee becomes first state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution   

1925  The teaching of Darwins theory of evolution banned in Tennessee schools on March - 23.   

1925  On this day in history tennessee becomes 1st state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution   

1925  On this day in history aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War, dies at 76   

1926  NHL Championship: Mont Canadiens outscore Pitt Pirates, 6-4 in 2 games on this day in history.   

1929  First telephone installed in White House on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history 1st telephone installed in White House   

1930  On this day in history uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner   

1930  US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Maribel Vinson on this day in history.   

1931  Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev embrace the gallows during the Indian struggle for independence. Their request to be shot by a firing squad is refused on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev Indian freedom fighters   

1933  Enabling Act German Reichstag grants Adolph Hitler dictatorial powers on this day in history.   

1933  Kroll Opera in Berlin opens on March - 23.   

1933  On this day in history enabling Act: German Reichstag grants Adolph Hitler dictatorial powers   

1934  US Congress accepts Philippines independence in 1945 on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history italy, Austria & Hungary sign Pact of Rome   

1937  On this day in history los Angeles Railway Co starts using PCC streetcars   

1937  LA Railway Co starts using PCC streetcars on this day in history.   

1937  Helge Rode, Danish poet/essayist, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1938  On March - 23 judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis frees 74 St L Cardinals minor leaguers   

1940  On this day in history all-India-Muslim League calls for a Muslim homeland   

1940  First radio broadcast of "Truth or Consequences" on CBS on March - 23.   

1940  1st radio broadcast of "Truth or Consequences" on CBS on this day in history.   

1942  2,500 Jews of Lublin massacred or deported on this day in history.   

1942  Japanese forces occupy Andaman Islands in Indian Ocean on March - 23.   

1942  On this day in history uS move native-born of Japanese ancestry into detention centers   

1943  On this day in history german counter attack on US lines in Tunisia   

1943  Andre Lichtenberger, French Sudan writer (Le Petit Roi), dies at 72 on March - 23.   

1944  Bomb assassination against Southern Tirol congregation in Rome, 33 die on this day in history.   

1944  Nicholas Alkemade falls 5,500 meter without a parachute & lives on this day in history.   

1944  O C Wingate, British general-major (Burma), dies in air crash on this day in history.   

1945  On March - 23 british 7th Black Watch crosses the Rhine   

1945  On March - 23 carriers begin pre-assault strikes on Okinawa, kamikaze attacks follow   

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1429  On this day in history birth of margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482)   

1599  Thomas Selle, composer was born on this day in history.   

1638  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist was born on March - 23.   

1645  William Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701) was born on March - 23.   

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on March - 23.   

1723  Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.   

1732  Marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800) was born on this day in history.   

1736  On this day in history birth of iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83)   

1103  On March - 23 death of eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058)   

1169  On this day in history shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies   

1237  On this day in history jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies   

1361  Death of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310) on March - 23.   

1369  Death of Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered on March - 23.   

1548  On March - 23 death of itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen   

1555  On March - 23 julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67   

1559  On this day in history death of emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522)