On This Very Day
May 23rd
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- 1785
Benjamin Franklin unveils his bifocal invention View Post →
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- 1934
Infamous bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are killed in an ambush by police in Louisiana View Post →
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- 2003
The Euro reaches $1.18 for the first time since its introduction in 1999
- 1939
USS Squalus submarine sinks, leading to a daring rescue operation for remaining crew members
- 1958
Mao Zedong launches the Great Leap Forward movement in China
- 1922
Walt Disney founds his first film company, Laugh-O-Gram Films
- 1845
NYPD is established, replacing the old night watch system
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