This date in history 5-23-2021

This date in history for May 23.
“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it,” Winston Churchill.
1701: Captain Kidd is executed.
1777: Meigs Expedition claims sole Patriot victory on Long Island.
1911: New York Public Library dedicated.
1915: Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary.
1934: Police kill famous outlaws Bonnie and Clyde.
1945: Nazi SS Chief Henrich Himmler dies by suicide.
1949: Federal Republic of Germany established.
1960: High-ranking Nazi official Adolf Eichmann captured.
1960: Deadly tsunami hits Hawaii.
1979: Tom Petty defies record label and files for bankruptcy.
2004: President George W. Bush recovers from bicycle accident.
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