Once Upon A Time – June 23 – 930 – World’s Oldest Parliament, The Icelandic Parliament Is Established

930 World’s oldest parliament, the Icelandic Parliament, the Alþingi (anglicised as Althing or Althingi), established

1868 Christopher Latham Sholes patents the Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful of its kind

1960 1st contraceptive pill is made available for purchase in the U.S.

1972 Hurricane Agnes becomes America’s costliest natural disaster, affecting 15 states, with 119 deaths and $3 billion in damage

1974 1st extraterrestrial message sent from Earth into space

1979 Supertramp’s “Breakfast in America” becomes No. 1 album in the US featuring “Take the Long Way Home”

2016 Brexit referendum: United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union

HISTORICAL EVENTS TODAY

TODAY IN FILM & TV

1989 Movie “Batman” premieres directed by Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson

TODAY IN SPORT

1894 The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne, Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin

2003 Barry Bonds steals second base against the LA Dodgers, becoming the first player in MLB history to have 500 career homers and 500 steals

2021 1st ICC World Test Championship final, Southampton: New Zealand dismisses India for meagre 170; completes tricky chase of 139 on 6th day to win inaugural cricket title

1819 First editions of “The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.” by Washington Irving released, featuring story “Rip Van Winkle”

1981 Longest game in Professional Baseball: Pawtucket Red Sox finally beat Rochester Red Wings 3-2 in 33 innings (game began 18th April)

FAMOUS WEDDINGS

1930 Businessman Nelson Rockefeller (21) weds Mary Todhunter Clark

1930 Diplomat Ralph Bunche (25) weds Ruth Harris

1954 Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg (21) weds taxation law expert Martin D. Ginsburg