1749 - Hoax article advertising fictitious theatrical performer "The Bottle Conjuror" drew huge crowds to the Haymarket Theatre, London, whose inevitable non-appearance caused a riot. It's alleged the Duke of Montagu perpetrated the fiasco to win a bet. 1776 - Continental Congress approves enlistment of free blacks 1863 - -Aug 23rd) Cruise of CSS Florida 1917 - The Greek Government accepts reparations for Allied losses sustained in recent actions in Greece 1931 - Australian cricket batting prodigy Don Bradman scores 223 v West Indies in 3rd Test in Brisbane; most runs scored by a player in a Test match in Australia in one day 1948 - 35 Haganah members are ambushed and killed in Gush Etzyon 1963 - Tennessee Williams' play "Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore" premieres in America on Broadway, NY 1990 - 2 Bank of Credit and Commerce members plea guilty to money laundering More Historical Events »

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