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Historical Events
on May 23rd
- Lead Story
- Police kill famous outlaws Bonnie and Clyde,1934
- American Revolution
- Meigs Expedition claims sole Patriot victory on Long Island,1777
- Automotive
- Outlaws Bonnie and Clyde shot to death in stolen Ford,1934
- Civil War
- Fighting begins on the North Anna River, Virginia,1864
- Cold War
- Federal Republic of Germany is established,1949
- Crime
- Bonnie and Clyde are killed by police,1934
- Disaster
- Tsunami hits Hawaii,1960
- General Interest
- Captain Kidd walks the plank,1701
- Forgotten Civil War hero honored,1900
- New York Public Library dedicated,1911
- Eichmann captured,1960
- Hollywood
- Joan Collins is born,1933
- Literary
- Margaret Fuller is born,1810
- Music
- Tom Petty defies his record label and files for bankruptcy,1979
- Old West
- Curley is buried at Little Big Horn,1923
- Presidential
- George W. Bush recovers from bicycle accident,2004
- Sports
- Joe Louis beats Buddy Baer to retain heavyweight title,1941
- Vietnam War
- Congressman claims M-16 is defective,1967
- North Vietnamese infiltrators attack U.S. base,1971
- United States widens aerial campaign,1972
- World War I
- Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary,1915
- World War II
- Lord Mountbatten, cousin to a king, sunk by German dive-bombers,1941
- Himmler commits suicide,1945
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