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Tuesday, 23 June 2026
1952 1870 mm rain in Cilaos, Reunion (world record). 
1953 AL rejects Bill Veeck's request to move St Louis Browns to Baltimore.
1955 Josephine Kroesen appointed as inaugural Dutch female judge
1955 President Eisenhower upheld the use of atomic weapons in case of war
1955 Josephine Kroesen appointed as 1st Dutch female judge
1955 Mayhew Lake, composer, dies at 75.
1956 In Lebanon, two 6.0 eathquakes approximately 9 minutes apart. 136 killed, 6000 houses destroyed and 17000 damaged in 400 villages in the Chouf region
1956 US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Hayes A Jenkins.
1956 Joseph John Richards, composer, dies at 77
1957 9th Emmy Awards Phil Silvers Show, Robert Young and Loretta Young
1957 Andreanof Islands, Alaska a 7.0 earthquake occured One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.
1957 Mosa Pijade, Yugoslavian MP (communist), dies at 67
1958 In Beirut, Lebanon, Islamic militants kidnap American journalist Terry Anderson, and take him to the southern suburbs of the war-torn city where other Western hostages are being held in scattered dungeons under ruined building.
1958 On this day in 1958 the Ford Motor Company produced its 50000000th car, a Thunderbird
1958 Leon J Cadore, pitched the 26 inning game, dies at 65.
1959 Iraq and USSR sign economic/technical treaty
1959 John Sailling, last documented Civil War vet, dies at 111
1961 Jaguar Cars Ltd. introduced the XK-E, or E-Type, at the Geneva Auto Show. Th E-Type was the successor to the C- and D-Type Jaguar that had earned the company’s reputation for racing excellenc.
1962 The inaugural launching of Titan 2-rocket.
1962 US Super-Constellation disappears above Pacific Ocean, results in the deaths of 167.
1962 John Owen Jones, composer, dies at 85.
1964 Paul Hornung and Alex Karras reinstated in NFL after 1 year suspension.
1964 Nicholas Joy, actor (Boss Lady), dies at 80.
1965 In this year, University of Waterloo starts bilingual course in Honours French and Political Science; for students preparing to enter federal Civil Service
1966 "Man From Uncle" star David McCallum receives huge welcome in London
1966 Gemini 8 launched with Armstrong and Scott, aborted after 6.5 orbits
1966 On this day in 1966 General Motors produced its 100000000th car, an Oldsmobile Toronado.
1967 Pirate Radio Station 333 (Radio Britain) ship breaks down.
1967 Quebec raises provincial sales taxes from 6% to 8%; new program to supplement family allowance; highest sales tax in Canada
1967 James Friskin, composer, dies at 80.
1968 During the Vietnam War, a U.S. Army platoon from Charlie Company, 11th Brigade, Americal Division, massacres over four hundred unarmed South Vietnamese civilians in the village of My Lai in the district of Song My
1968 My Lai massacre occurs (Vietnam War); 450 die.
1968 Robert F Kennedy announces Presidential campaign
1968 June Collyer, actress (June-Stu Erwin Show), dies at 60
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