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April 23rd

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  • 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.

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