September 23 - This Day in History

September 23: General Interest
1875: Billy the Kid arrested for first time

On this day in 1875, Billy the Kid is arrested for the first time after stealing a basket of laundry. He later broke out of jail and roamed the American West, eventually earning a reputation as an outlaw and murderer and a rap sheet that allegedly included 21 murders... read more


American Revolution
1779 : John Paul Jones wins in English waters
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-paul-jones-wins-in-english-waters


Automotive
1933 : Standard Oil geologists arrive in Saudi Arabia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/standard-oil-geologists-arrive-in-saudi-arabia


Civil War
1863 : Lincoln plans to send army to Chattanooga
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-plans-to-send-relief-to-the-beleaguered-union-force-at-chattanooga


Cold War
1949 : Truman announces Soviets have exploded a nuclear device
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-announces-soviets-have-exploded-a-nuclear-device


Crime
1981 : A two-month manhunt for a murdering writer comes to an end
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-two-month-manhunt-for-a-murdering-writer-comes-to-an-end


Disaster
2004 : Hurricane Jeanne crashes into Haiti
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-jeanne-crashes-into-haiti


General Interest
1779 : John Paul Jones victorious
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-paul-jones-victorious

1806 : Lewis and Clark return
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lewis-and-clark-return

1846 : Eighth planet discovered
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eighth-planet-discovered

1964 : Chagall's ceiling unveiled
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chagalls-ceiling-unveiled


Hollywood
1994 : The Shawshank Redemption debuts
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-shawshank-redemption-debuts


Literary
1862 : Leo Tolstoy marries Sophie Andreyevna Behrs
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/leo-tolstoy-marries-sophie-andreyevna-behrs


Music
1972 : Mac Davis earns one of the 1970s' most head-scratching #1 hits with "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mac-davis-earns-one-of-the-1970s-most-head-scratching-1-hits-with-quotbaby-dont-get-hooked-on-mequot


Old West
1875 : Billy the Kid is arrested for the first time
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/billy-the-kid-is-arrested-for-the-first-time


Presidential
1944 : FDR defends his dog
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-defends-his-dog


Sports
1908 : Controversial call gives Cubs the pennant
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/controversial-call-gives-cubs-the-pennant


Vietnam War
1965 : South Vietnam executes three accused VC agents
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnam-executes-three-accused-vc-agents

1969 : Chicago 8 trial opens in Chicago
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chicago-8-trial-opens-in-chicago


World War I
1917 : German pilot Werner Voss shot down over Western Front
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-pilot-werner-voss-shot-down-over-western-front


World War II
1943 : Mussolini re-establishes a fascist regime in northern Italy
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mussolini-re-establishes-a-fascist-regime-in-northern-italy