Today in History: October 23, Beirut barracks bombings

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 23, the 297th time of 2024. There are 69 days near successful the year.

Today successful history:

On Oct. 23, 1983, 241 U.S. work members, astir of them Marines, were killed successful a termination truck-bombing astatine the U.S. Marine Corps barracks astatine Beirut International Airport successful Lebanon, portion a near-simultaneous onslaught connected French barracks successful Beirut killed 58 paratroopers.

Also connected this date:

In 1915, an estimated 25,000 women marched connected Fifth Avenue successful New York City successful enactment of women’s suffrage.

In 1942, during World War II, Britain launched a large violative against Axis forces astatine El Alamein (el ah-lah-MAYN’) successful Egypt, resulting successful an Allied victory.

In 1944, the Battle of Leyte (LAY’-tee) Gulf began; the largest naval conflict of World War II resulted successful a large Allied triumph against Japanese forces.

In 1956, a student-sparked revolt against Hungary’s Communist regularisation began; arsenic the gyration spread, Soviet forces started entering the country, putting down the uprising wrong weeks.

In 1987, the U.S. Senate rejected the Supreme Court information of Robert H. Bork 58-42.

In 1989, 23 radical were killed successful an detonation astatine a Phillips Petroleum chemic analyzable successful Pasadena, Texas.

In 1993, the Toronto Blue Jays won their 2nd consecutive World Series arsenic Joe Carter deed a walk-off, three-run location tally successful Game 6 to triumph the bid implicit the Philadelphia Phillies.

In 1995, a assemblage successful Houston convicted Yolanda Saldivar of murdering Tejano singing prima Selena.

In 2001, Apple released the iPod. An estimated 450 cardinal iPod devices were sold earlier the enactment was discontinued successful 2022.

Today’s Birthdays:

• Film manager Philip Kaufman is 88.
• Advocate and humanitarian Graça Machel is 79.
• Film manager Ang Lee is 70.
• Jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves is 68.
• Country vocalist Dwight Yoakam is 68.
• Activist and philanthropist Martin Luther King III is 67.
• Author and commentator Michael Eric Dyson is 66.
• Film manager Sam Raimi is 65.
• Comedic instrumentalist “Weird Al” Yankovic is 65.
• Rock instrumentalist Robert Trujillo (Metallica) is 60.
• Racing operator and paracyclist Alex Zanardi is 58.
• CNN aesculapian newsman Dr. Sanjay Gupta is 55.
• TV property Cat Deeley is 48.
• Actor Ryan Reynolds is 48.
• TV property Meghan McCain is 40.
• R&B vocalist Miguel is 39.
• Actor Emilia Clarke is 38.
• Actor Margaret Qualley is 30.
• Actor Amandla Stenberg is 26.