Detroit Style Pizza Day
Detroit Style Pizza Day is celebrated on June 23rd to honor and enjoy a unique style of pizza that originated in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit-style pizza was first made in 1946 at Buddy’s Rendezvous (now Buddy’s Pizza) by Gus Guerra and his wife Anna.
Typewriter Day
Typewriter Day, celebrated on June 23rd, commemorates the granting of the first U.S. patent for the typewriter to Christopher Latham Sholes in 1868. This day honors the invention that revolutionized communication, business, and writing.
June 23 has witnessed several significant historical events across various years.
Historical Events
1868: Christopher Latham Sholes receives a patent for an invention he called the “Type-Writer.”
1919: Estonian War of Independence – The Estonian army defeats the German forces in the Battle of Cēsis, effectively ending the war.
1940: World War II – Adolf Hitler surveys newly defeated Paris in Nazi-occupied France.
1959: The “Kitchen Debate” takes place between Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev in Moscow. It highlights the technological and cultural competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
1960: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves the first oral contraceptive pill, marking a significant milestone in reproductive health and women’s rights.
1972: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is enacted in the United States, prohibiting sex discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities.
1985: Air India Flight 182 is destroyed by a bomb off the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 people on board. This remains one of the deadliest aviation disasters caused by a terrorist attack.
2016: The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to leave the European Union, an event commonly known as Brexit.
Birthdays
47 BC: Caesarion, last pharaoh of Egypt.
1763: Joséphine de Beauharnais, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte and Empress of the French.
1894: Alfred Kinsey, American biologist and sexologist, known for the Kinsey Reports on human sexuality.
1912: Alan Turing, English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and computer scientist.
1940: Wilma Rudolph, American sprinter, and Olympic champion.
1984: Duffy, Welsh singer-songwriter.
Deaths
79 AD: Vespasian, Roman emperor.
1891: Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist who worked on electrical measurements and magnetism.
2006: Aaron Spelling, American film and television producer, known for shows like “Charlie’s Angels” and “Beverly Hills, 90210”.
