March 23

What happened on March 23 in history

3 events fall on March 23, from 1775 to 2001. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on March 23

  1. 1775

    Give me liberty or give me death

    Patrick Henry addresses the Virginia Convention at St John's Church, Richmond.

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  2. 1919

    Mussolini founds the Fasci di Combattimento

    A meeting in a Milan square launches Italian fascism as a movement.

    Play the 20th century round

  3. 2001

    Mir is de-orbited

    The Russian space station is brought down into the Pacific after fifteen years.