April 23rd

• 1900

  'Hillbilly' first appears in print in the 'New York Journal'.

• 1977

  Vlastimil Hort plays 201 chess games at once, loses only 10.

• 1988

  US bans smoking on domestic flights of 2 hrs or less.

• 2005

  YouTube's first video 'Me at the zoo' uploaded by co-founder Jawed Karim. View Post →

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• 2019

  54 jade miners in Myanmar killed by mudslide.

• 2023

  Over 100 bodies found in Kenya's Shakahola forest, linked to a cult.

• 1985

  Coca-Cola introduces New Coke, facing backlash soon returns to original.

• 1564

  Birth of William Shakespeare, celebrated playwright.

• 1616

  Death of William Shakespeare, leaves behind a timeless literary legacy.

• 1997

  63-year-old woman gives birth, setting a record for oldest known birth.