Historical Events for 23rd May 2013
24th May 2013
1887 - 1st transcontinental train arrives in Vancouver, BC1903 - 1st automobile trip across US from SF to NY, ended April 1
1922 - Harry Greb gave Gene Tunney his only professional boxing defeat
1944 - British/Canadian troops occupy Pontecorvo Italy
1959 - Presbyterian church accepts women preachers
1960 - WKBM TV (now WLII) channel 11 in Caguas/San Juan, PR 1st broadcast
1965 - Pontoon ferry overturned on Shire River Malawi, kills 150
1986 - US and West Europeans veto heavier sanctions against South Africa
1991 - US Supreme Court bars subsidized clinics from discussing abortion
1993 - Val Skinner wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open
