The Antarctic Treaty System comes into force. Here’s a four-paragraph draft on **The Antarctic Treaty System**: The Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) is a collection of…
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23 June 1894
The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was…
23 June 1961
The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the continent, its islands and ice shelves, comes…
23 June 1946
The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake strikes Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake was a significant seismic event that occurred on June…
23 June 1972
U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about illegally using the Central Intelligence Agency to…
23 June 2017
A series of terrorist attacks took place in Pakistan resulting in 96 deaths and wounded 200 others.
23 June 2016
The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to leave the European Union, by 52% to 48%. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum’]
23 June 1913
The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran during the Second Balkan War. The Battle of Doiran was a battle of the Second…
23 June 2014
Syria’s declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction. Syria has handed over the last of its declared stockpile of chemical weapons, which will be…