Here are some of the great historical events that happened today, October 23rd, in history!
| 1641 | Rebellion in Ireland. Catholics, under Phelim O’Neil, rise against the Protestants and massacred men, women and children to the number of 40,000 (some say 100,000). |
| 1694 | American colonial forces led by Sir William Phips, fail in their attempt to seize Quebec. |
| 1707 | The Parliament of Great Britain, created by the Acts of Union between England and Scotland, held its first meeting. |
| 1783 | Virginia emancipates slaves who fought for independence during the Revolutionary War. |
| 1861 | President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus in Washington, D.C. for all military-related cases.  |
