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Today in History: October 23
1641
Rebellion in Ireland. Catholics, under Phelim O'Neil, rise against the Protestants and massacred men, women and children to the number of 40,000 (some say 100,000).

1783
Virginia emancipates slaves who fought for independence during the Revolutionary War.

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

1954
In Paris, an agreement is signed providing for West German sovereignty and permitting West Germany to rearm and enter NATO and the Western European Union.

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.

2002
Chechen terrorists take 700 theater-goers hostage at the House of Culture theater in Moscow.

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

4004
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.

Today in History: 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.

1954
Ang Lee, Taiwanese-born American film director; won Academy Award for Best Director in 2005 (Brokeback Mountain) and 2012 (Life of Pi).

JOTD
My wife and I are a perfect match.

For instance, I have a 9 inch penis, and she doesn't know which end of a ruler to hold up.