Historical Events for 23rd February 2024
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Historical Events for 23rd February 2024

1660 - Charles XI becomes king of Sweden 1934 - Coronation of King Leopold III of Belgium 1947 - US General Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170M in aid for European Jews 1967 - Noam Chomsky's anti-Vietnam war essay "The Responsibility of Intellectuals" is published by the New York Review of Books 1969 - 11th Daytona 500: LeeRoy Yarbrough driving for Junior Johnson‚ catches Charlie Glotzbach on final lap to win; first Daytona 500 won on a last lap pass 1980 - Olympic giant slalom champion Hanni Wenzel of Liechtenstein wins the women's slalom‚ her second gold medal of the Lake Placid Winter Games 1986 - Despite losing‚ Boston Red Sox Wade Boggs gets largest arbitration in MLB history‚ $1.35M 2001 - 32nd NAACP Image Awards: "Remember the Titans" wins Outstanding Motion Picture 2012 - A series of bomb attacks across 12 Iraqi cities kills 60 and injures 200 2013 - 51 people are killed and 62 are injured in conflict between rival tribes in Darfur‚ Sudan More Historical Events »