On this Day, June 23rd ...
2016 THREAD REVIVAL DAY ON KLOV 
2015 Amazon.com joins eBay and others in removing Confederate flag items from its site after last week's shooting of nine African American church members; though part of U.S. Civil War history, the flag is also seen by many as a symbol of racism
2014 Ukrainian rebels honor the government's week-long cease-fire; peace talks were also initiated between the separatists, the ambassador to Russia and an ex-president of the Ukraine standing in for the current administration
2014 'Nympheas', a painting in Claude Monet's 'Water Lilies' series, is auctioned today for a price of $54 million; this is only the second-highest price paid for a Monet - another painting in the series sold in 2008 for $80.3 million at auction
2013 Former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, is receiving care for a lung infection that has worsened, leaving him in critical condition
2013 Nik Wallenda completes a high wire walk across a Little Colorado River Gorge near the Grand Canyon
2012 As part of a build-up to the London 2012 Summer Olympics, 100,000 people attend a two-day music concert at Hackney Marshes
2012 During the U.S. selection trials, U.S. track and field athlete Ashton Eaton sets the new world record for the decathlon
2011 It is determined that the 20111 E. coli O104:H4 bacterial outbreak that began in Germany in May 2011 resulted from a combination of two dangerous E. coli strains
2011 Japan's Iwate prefecture experiences a 6.7 magnitude earthquake
2010 At last count, 76 people are dead while hundreds have disappeared after a train crash in the Republic of Congo caused the train to fall into a ravine
1997 Dow Jones drops 192.25 pts
1996 "Tartuffe: Born Again" closes at Circle in Sq New York City after 29 performances
1996 Dottie Pepper wins LPGA Rochester International Golf Tournament
1996 Nintendo 64 goes on sale in Japan
1994 South Africa reclaims its seat in U.N.
1994 Replay shows A's Bobby Witt beat KC's Gagne to 1st in 6th but ump Gary Cedarstrom calls him safe, runing Witt's perfect game
1993 Lindsay Wagner (Bionic Woman) files for divorce from Lawrence Mortorff
1993 U.N. authorizes worldwide oil embargo against Haiti
1992 "Tin Bigha Day" protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh
1992 Emmy 19th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 13th time
1992 Rabin wins Israeli parliamentary election
1991 "Odd Couple" opens and closes at Belasco Theater New York City
1991 "Weird Al" Yankovic records "Babalu Music"
1991 Beth Daniel wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship
1991 Mazda becomes 1st Japanese car to capture Le Mans 24 hour race
1990 A rally to save Alien Nation from cancellation held at Statue of Liberty
1990 Moldavia declares independence
1990 Police find marijuana at Chuck Berry's home
1990 TV Guide selects Arsenio Hall as TV personality of year
1990 Zimbabwe beat the Netherlands by 6 wickets to win ICC Trophy
1989 Movie "Batman" premieres
1988 Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat begin their NBA expansion draft
1988 Yank manager Billy Martin's 5th term ends, Lou Pinella named manager
1986 Pedro Morales swims world record 100m butterfly (52.84)
1986 Tip O'Neill, Representative-D-Massachusetts, refuses to let Reagan address House
1985 Alice Miller wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic
1985 Bomb destroys Air India Boeing 747 in air near Ireland, 329 die
1985 Laffit Pincay, Jr. becomes 2nd jockey to win $100 million
1983 Syria throws out PLO leader Arafat
1983 U.S. Supreme Court ruled Congress could not veto presidential decisions
1982 "Cleavage" opens and closes at Playhouse Theater New York City
1982 -117 degrees F; All time low at South Pole
1982 Himmy, of Australia, weighs in at domestic cat record 20.7 kg (45 lb)
1982 Intelligence Identities Protection Act (Public Law 97-200)
1982 Mary Hart joins Entertainment Tonight
1981 "This Was Burlesque" opens at Princess Theater New York City for 28 performances
1981 33 inning game ends, Pawtucket 3, Rochester 2
1981 Amanda Maccaro becomes 1st American to win Russian Ballet Competition
1981 French government of Mauroy forms, with 4 communists
1981 New York City mayor Koch turns down a $7,500 offer to perform comedy
1981 Dave Koza scores Marty Barrett with bases-loaded single in bottom of 33rd inning, Pawtucket beats Rochester 3-2
1980 "David Letterman Show," debuts on NBC-TV daytime
1980 1st solar-powered coast-to-coast two-way radio conversation
1980 West German wins European soccer title (2-1 against Belgium)
1979 Charlie Daniels Band releases "Devil Went Down to Georgia"
1979 Rock group, the Knack releases "My Sharona"
