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Today in History October 23

4004 BC According to 17th century divine James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh, and Dr. John Lightfoot of Cambridge, the world was created on this day, a Sunday, at 9 a.m.

1861 President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus in Washington, D.C. for all military-related cases.

1918 President Wilson feels satisfied that the Germans are accepting his armistice terms and agrees to transmit their request for an armistice to the Allies. The Germans have agreed to suspend submarine warfare, cease inhumane practices such as the use of poison gas, and withdraw troops back into Germany.

1973 A U.N. sanctioned cease-fire officially ends the Yom Kippur war between Israel and Syria.

1983 A truck filled with explosives, driven by a Moslem terrorist, crashes into the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. The bomb kills 237 Marines and injures 80. Almost simultaneously, a similar incident occurs at French military headquarters, where 58 die and 15 are injured.

2012 The world's oldest teletext service, BBC's Ceefax, ceases operation.


Born on October 23

1869 John Heisman, American college football coach for whom the Heisman Trophy is named.

1925 Johnny Carson, American television personality who hosted the Tonight Show.


JOKE of the Day

Do you ever just lie on the ground and look up at the stars…
After security tackles you on the red carpet?