Major Events
- 1977 Paleontologist Elso Barghoorn announces the discovery of a 3.4 billion-year-old single-celled fossil, one of the earliest life forms on Earth
- 1981 US national debt hits $1 trillion
- 2001 Provisional Irish Republican Army of Northern Ireland commences disarmament following peace talks
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- 2015 Adele releases her single “Hello,” becomes the first song with more than a million downloads in its first week
Oct 23 in Sport
- 1966 Australian Jack Brabham is first to win F1 World Drivers Championship and International Cup for Constructors Championship in the same year; 2nd in season ending Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Did You Know?
Tornado (possible T8/F4) strikes the heart of London killing two and demolishing the wooden London Bridge (OS 17 Oct)
Fun Fact About October 23
English newspaper “The Times” gives precise British positions in Crimea during Crimean War
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