· THAT DAY · JULY 23, 1959 · NO. 66 ·
July 23, 1959
Thursday · 66 years ago today
“Some days are just meant to be remembered.”
News Headlines
The New York Times
All The News That's Fit to Print
The alliance announced new restrictions on aid to refugees streaming across the borders. Officials cautioned that humanitarian assistance.
Microsoft trial enters second week as prosecutors detail evidence of monopolistic practices.
Local officials report broad consensus on appropriations measure; committee meets later this week to reconcile differences.
Technology shares led the broader market higher as investors poured cash into Internet stocks. Analysts predict continued growth.
Wall Street closes at record highs for seventh consecutive trading session.
Top Global Headlines
- 2018: A wildfire in East Attica kills at least 102 people. It is the deadliest wildfire in the history of Greece.
- 2015: NASA announces discovery of Kepler-452b by the Kepler space telescope.
- 2012: The Solar storm of 2012 was an unusually large coronal mass ejection that was emitted by the Sun which barely missed the Earth by nine days. If it hit, it would have caused up to US$2.6 trillion in damages to electrical equipment worldwide.
- 2011: A high-speed train rear-ends another on a viaduct on the Yongtaiwen railway line in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China, resulting in 40 deaths.
Weather in New York
84°F
Rainy
- High
- 84°F
- Low
- 71°F
- Humidity
- 88%
- Wind
- 11 km/h
Music
Movies
Top Box Office (This Week)
Sleeping Beauty
Academy Award (1959)
Antonia's Line
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Ben-Hur
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Some Like It Hot
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House on Haunted Hill
Born on This Day
You share your birthday with
Daniel Radcliffe
English actor (born 1989)
Walter Gargano
Uruguayan footballer (born 1984)
Alessio Cerci
Italian footballer (born 1987)
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A day worth remembering ✦
July 23, 1959
Thu · 84°F Rainy · New York
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