A bit of January 23rd history…
1368 - Zhu Yuanzhang ascends to throne of China as the Hongwu Emperor initiating Ming Dynasty rule for 3 centuries
1556 - Shaanxi Earthquake, deadliest ever recorded, kills 830,000, China
1897 - Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in WV; resulting murder trial, perhaps only one in US history, where the alleged testimony of a ghost helped secure a conviction (pictured)
1957 - Wham-O Company produces 1st frisbee disc
1973 - US President Nixon announces accord has been reaches to end Vietnam War
1976 - Results to US advice columnist Ann Landers’ question - if they could do it all over, would parents still become parents - state that 70% of 10,000 responding parents were negative about being parents
2016 - 8 museum workers from Egyptian Museum, Cairo referred for prosecution for reattaching Tutankhamun’s beard with inappropriate glue
2018 - 12 camels disqualified from King Abdulaziz Camel beauty contest, Saudi Arabia, after their owners used botox on their lips
A bit of January 23rd history… 1368 - Zhu Yuanzhang ascends to...