A bit of April 23rd history…
1014 - King Brian Boru of Ireland defeats vikings at Battle of Clontarf, freeing Ireland from foreign control (pictured)
1900 - 1st known occurrence of word “hillbillie” in NY Journal
1977 - Dr Allen Bussey completes 20,302 yo-yo loops
1984 - AIDS virus identified as HTLV-III (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
2003 - Beijing closes schools for 2 weeks because of SARS virus
2019 - World’s 1st malaria vaccine, giving partial protection to children, begins in Malawi by WHO
2020 - US President Trump suggests COVID-19 might be treated by injecting disinfectant into a human body at a White House press briefing; government officials and disinfectant companies quickly state doing so is not only extremely dangerous but potentially deadly
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