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National days, ongoing national weeks and months, and global observances for June 23, 2026. Plus historical events and birthdays.
These observances last the full month; this date is part of that month-long celebration.
Showing the first 12 on this date; there are more month-long observances. See the full months list for June.
International and other global observances on this date (may include days, weeks, or months).
Events that occurred on June 23 throughout history
Edward Warren makes the first successful balloon flight in the U.S. He was 13 years old.
The U.S. Congress establishes the Government Printing Office.
Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer". He later made a decision to rearrange the keys to keep them from jamming. The new layout laid the foundation for the QWERTY keyboard.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the U.S. The Act was created to organize the civil aviation industry and to establish airline fares to ensure fair competition.
Congress establishes the Coast Guard Reserve. The Reserve was renamed the Coast Guard Auxiliary in 1941 to establish a bona fide military Reserve.
Both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives veto President Harry S. Truman's Taft–Hartley Act. The Act balanced power between business owners and employees, enforced unfair labor practices, and prohibited several union practices.
President Richard M. Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about illegally using the CIA to obstruct the FBI's investigation into the Watergate break-ins.
Title IX of the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended to prohibit sexual discrimination to any educational program receiving federal funds.
The social news and discussion site Reddit is founded in Medford, Massachusetts by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian.
People born on June 23
Computer scientist known as one of the "Fathers of the Internet."
Physicist and Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. He was the assistant weaponeer on the Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan.
Special effects technician who designed Freddy Krueger's makeup and the Chucky doll.
Artist and inventor known for designing and building the world's first self-cleaning house. Her invention used an automated sprinkler system to wash, rinse, and dry each room.
One of 10 of the first female's to receive a transport pilot license. She also won the 1936 Bendix Trophy Race.
