The New York Public Library is dedicated. The New York Public Library was founded in 1895 through the merger of three major institutions: the Astor…
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23 May 1430
Joan of Arc is captured at the Siege of Compiègne by troops from the Burgundian faction. Joan of Arc, also known as La Pucelle d’Orléans…
23 May 1995
The first version of the Java programming language is released. Java is a high-level, general-purpose programming language that was developed by Sun Microsystems (now owned…
23 May 1998
The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with roughly 75% voting yes
23 May 1951
Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement with China. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventeen_Point_Agreement’]
23 May 1911
The New York Public Library is opened. The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, commonly known as the Main Branch or the New York Public Library, is…
23 May 2006
The Alaskan volcano, Mount Cleveland erupts. Eruptions from Mount Cleveland are generally vulcanian and strombolian in nature, characterized by short explosive ash clouds sometimes accompanied…
23 May 1995
The first version of the Java programming language is released. On 23 May 1995, John Gage, the director of the Science Office of the Sun…
23 May 1430
The Burgundians capture Joan of Arc while leading her army to raise the Siege of Compiegne.