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Today in History

Monday, 23 March 2026

2007

The Iranian Navy seizes Royal Navy personnel in the waters between Iran and Iraq.

In Melbourne, Australia, a fire in the Burnley Tunnel kills three.

2005

The United States 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, refuses to order the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube.

A major explosion at the Texas City Refinery kills 15 workers.

2004

Andhra Pradesh Federation of Trade Unions holds its first conference in Hyderabad, India.

2003

In Nasiriyah, Iraq, 11 soldiers of the 507th Maintenance Company as well as 18 U.S. Marines are killed during the first major conflict of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 654 Iraqi combatants are also killed.

2001

The Russian ''Mir'' space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji.

1999

Gunmen assassinate Paraguay's Vice President Luis María Argaña.

1996

Taiwan holds its first direct elections and chooses Lee Teng-hui as President.

1994

Aeroflot Flight 593 crashes in Siberia when the pilot's fifteen-year old son accidentally disengages the autopilot, killing all 75 people on board.

FACTOIDS

Vincent van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting in his lifetime.

Blue Whale

The blue whale is the largest animal that has ever lived.

Gold

Every ton of seawater contains approximately 1 milligram of dissolved gold.

Mosquito

Studies show that mosquitoes prefer biting blondes to brunettes.

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