TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Tuesday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2023. There are 222 days left in the year.
Today’s highlight
On May 23, 1984, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop issued a report saying there was “very solid” evidence linking cigarette smoke to lung disease in nonsmokers.
On this date
In 1430, Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians, who sold her to the English.
In 1533, the marriage of England’s King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon was declared null and void by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer.
In 1915, Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary during World War I.
In 1934, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were shot to death in a police ambush in Bienville Parish, La.
In 1937, industrialist and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, founder of the Standard Oil Co. and the Rockefeller Foundation, died in Ormond Beach, Fla., at age 97.
In 1939, the Navy submarine USS Squalus sank during a test dive off the New England coast. Thirty-two crew members and one civilian were rescued, but 26 others died; the sub was salvaged and recommissioned the USS Sailfish.
In 1944, Allied forces bogged down in Anzio began a major breakout offensive.
Today’s birthdays
Actor Joan Collins is 90. Tennis Hall of Famer John Newcombe is 79. Actor Lauren Chapin is 78. Singer Judy Rodman is 72. Chess grandmaster Anatoly Karpov is 72. Singer Luka Bloom is 68. MLB manager Buck Showalter is 67. Game show host Drew Carey is 65. Author Mitch Albom is 65.Actormodel Karen Duffy is 62. Actor Melissa McBride is 58. Singer Jewel is 49. “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings is 49.