June 23 in history

daily history, June 23.
June 23, 930: World's oldest parliament, Parliament of iceland the Alþingi (Althingi) was established.
June 23, 1775: 1st regatta held on river Thames, England.
June 23, 1868: Christopher Latham Sholes patented the Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter.
June 23, 1894: The International Olympic Committee was established.
June 23, 1938: Civil Aeronautics Authority of US was established.
Jun 23, 1939: Siam changed its name to Thailand.
June 23, 1960: contraceptive pill was first available for purchase in the US.
June 23, 1961: The Antarctic Treaty was enacted, reserving the entire continent for free and nonpolitical scientific investigation.
June 23, 1990: Moldova became a sovereign state as Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.

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