Unforgettable Moments: October 23 in History

In this video, we're taking a look at some of the most memorable events that happened on October 23 in history. From the Roman Civil Wars to the introduction of the ipod, this day has had a lot of important moments!

So whether you're a history buff or not, this video is a great way to learn about some of the most memorable events that have happened on October 23 in history! Watch it and learn something new today!

42 BC Roman Republican civil wars: Second Battle of Philippi - Brutus's army is decisively defeated by Mark Antony and Octavian. Brutus commits suicide.

425 Valentinian III is elevated to Roman Emperor, at the age of 6

1684 English King Charles II revokes the Massachusetts Bay Colony charter due to repeated violations of the charter’s terms including trading with other countries and running an illegal mint

1690 Revolt in Haarlem after public ban on smoking

1694 American colonial forces, led by Sir William Phipps, fail to seize Quebec

1694 Siege of Spanish-held city of Ceuta on the north African coast begun by Moroccan forces - will be the longest siege in history lasting 26 years

1790 Slaves revolt in Haiti (later suppressed)

1812 Failed coup against French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte

1813 The Pacific Fur Company trading post in Astoria, Oregon is turned over to the rival British North West Company (the fur trade in the Pacific Northwest was dominated for the next three decades by the United Kingdom).

1814 One of the first modern plastic surgeries in the west performed by Joseph Carpue on a soldier's nose in England using Indian techniques

1819 1st ship sails through the Erie Canal from Rome, New York to Utica, New York

1850 First US National Women's Rights convention opens in Brinley Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts

1867 72 Senators are summoned by Royal Proclamation to serve as the first members of the Canadian Senate.

1911 1st aerial reconnaissance mission is flown by an Italian pilot over Turkish lines during the Italo-Turkish War

1915 An estimated 25,000 supporters in a women's suffrage march on New York's Fifth Ave, led by Dr. Anna Shaw and Carrie Chapman Catt, founder of the League of Women Voters

1917 1st Infantry division "Big Red One" shoots 1st US shot in WW I

1920 Chicago grand jury indicts Abe Attell, Hal Chase, & Bill Burns as go-betweens in "Black Sox" 1919 World Series Baseball scandal

1935 American mobsters Dutch Schultz, Abe Landau, Otto Berman, and Bernard "Lulu" Rosencrantz are fatally shot by organized crime hitmen at a saloon in Newark, New Jersey, what becomes known as "The Chophouse Massacre" to prevent them from killing the US Attorney prosecuting Schultz for tax evasion, what becomes known as "The Chophouse Massacre”

1941 Walt Disney's animated film "Dumbo" released


1956 First video recording on magnetic tape televised coast-to-coast

1962 Adlai Stevenson speaks at the United Nations about the Cuba crisis

1973 Richard Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge John Sirica

1978 Punk rock singer Sid Vicious attempts suicide while at Riker's Detention Center in NYC

1987 US Senate rejects Robert Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court by a bipartisan vote of 58-42

1991 Clarence Thomas sworn in as US Supreme Court Justice

1992 Emperor Akihito becomes the first Emperor of Japan to stand on Chinese soil

2001 Apple releases the iPod

2018 Freddie Mercury bio film "Bohemian Rhapsody" directed by Bryan Singer, starring Rami Malek (Best Actor Academy Awards 2019) premieres in London