Monday, October 23, 2017

Day 296 - This day in legal and military history

October 23
 

NATIONAL Mole Day
 

NATIONAL iPod Day
 

NATIONAL Boston Cream Pie Day
 

NATIONAL Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano Day
 

NATIONAL TV Talk Show Host Day [Johnny Carson's birthday]
 


Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
 

1641 In Ireland, Catholics rise against the Protestants and massacre more than 40,000 men, women and children
 

1915 25,000 women marched in New York City, demanding the right to vote

1983 A suicide truck-bombing at Beirut International airport in Lebanon killed 241 US Marines and sailors.  At the same time, another incident occurred at French military headquarters, where 58 die and 15 are injured.

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