What happend on 23rd June

22.06
24.06
2005

The IWW Centennial in Chicago, Illinois

1996

Clan Knightmare, a Quake gaming clan was formed

1992

Yitzhak Rabin wins the Israeli parlamentary elections..

1992

Mafia boss John Gotti is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and racketeering on April 2.

1991

Sonic the Hedgehog is released for the Sega Genesis in North America.

1990

Moldavia declares independence.

1989

The movie Batman is released in the United States.

1985

A Boeing 747 carrying Air India Flight 182 blew-up 31,000 feet (9500 m) above the Atlantic Ocean, South of Ireland, killing all 329 aboard.

1979

Sydney: New South Wales Premier Neville Wran officially opens the Eastern Suburbs Railway. It operates as a shuttle between Central & Bondi Junction until full integration with the Illawarra Line during 1980.

1972

Watergate Scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House chief of staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into the Watergate break-ins.