June 23 - The Day in History

June 23 : General Interest 1992: Teflon Don sentenced to life Mafia boss John Gotti, who was nicknamed the "Teflon Don" after escaping unscathed from several trials during the 1980s, is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty on 14 accounts of conspiracy to commit murder and racketeering... read more American Revolution 1776 : Commodore Parker prepares for a naval strike on Charleston http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/commodore-parker-prepares-for-a-naval-strike-on-charleston Automotive 1902 : "Mercedes" registered as a brand name http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mercedes-registered-as-a-brand-name Civil War 1862 : Lee confers with his generals before the Seven Days' Battles http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lee-confers-with-his-generals-before-the-seven-days-battles Cold War 1967 : Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Aleksei Kosygin http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lyndon-b-johnson-meets-with-aleksei-kosygin Crime 1934 : Even without the corpse, a murderer is uncovered http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/even-without-the-corpse-a-murderer-is-uncovered Disaster 1944 : Tornadoes hit West Virginia and Pennsylvania http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tornadoes-hit-west-virginia-and-pennsylvania General Interest 1956 : Nasser elected president http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nasser-elected-president 1959 : Klaus Fuchs released http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/klaus-fuchs-released Hollywood 1989 : Batman released http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/batman-released Literary 1929 : Michael Shaara, author of The Killer Angels, is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michael-shaara-author-of-the-killer-angels-is-born Music 1987 : Tiffany visits the mall on her way to stardom http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tiffany-visits-the-mall-on-her-way-to-stardom Old West 1878 : Frontiersman Martin Sweeny is murdered http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/frontiersman-martin-sweeny-is-murdered Presidential 1927 : Newspaper reveals Coolidge will be adopted into Sioux tribe http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/newspaper-reveals-coolidge-will-be-adopted-into-sioux-tribe 1972 : Nixon signs Higher Education Act http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-signs-higher-education-act 1973 : Haldeman encourages Nixon to ward off FBI http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/haldeman-encourages-nixon-to-ward-off-fbi Sports 1972 : Title IX enacted http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/title-ix-enacted Vietnam War 1964 : Johnson announces new ambassador to South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-announces-new-ambassador-to-south-vietnam 1969 : North Vietnamese encircle Ben Het http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnamese-encircle-ben-het World War I 1915 : First Battle of the Isonzo http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-battle-of-the-isonzo World War II 1940 : Hitler takes a tour of Paris http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-takes-a-tour-of-paris

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