Today in History: May 23, outlaws Bonnie and Clyde killed in police ambush
In the current era is Friday May the rd day of There are days left in the year At present in history On May bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot to death during a police ambush in Bienville Parish Louisiana Also on this date In Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary aligning with the Triple Entente of Russia France and the United Kingdom Related Articles A nickel for your thoughts US Mint s plans to kill the penny inch closer to reality Why Kamala Harris could run for California governor and circumvent another White House bid Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students Lawsuit East Bay-based Workday s hiring device prevented people over from getting hired NOAA predicts above average number of storms in hurricane season starting June In Nazi official Heinrich Himmler killed himself while in British custody in L neburg Germany In Surgeon General C Everett Koop issued a document saying there was very solid evidence linking cigarette smoke to lung ailment in non-smokers In the Boy Scouts of America publicized it would remove membership restrictions based on sexual orientation while maintaining a ban on openly gay Scout leaders The ban on gay Scout leaders and organization employees was lifted two years later In supporters of marriage equality in Ireland celebrated as referendum results exhibited a constitutional amendment in favor of recognizing same-sex marriage passing by a nearly -to- margin In NFL owners approved a new strategy allowing players to protest during the national anthem by staying in the locker room but forbidding players from sitting or taking a knee if they re on the field In a cable car taking visitors to a mountaintop view of northern Italy s Lake Maggiore plummeted to the ground when a cable snapped killing people In current times s Birthdays Actor Joan Collins is Tennis Hall of Famer John Newcombe is Chess grand master Anatoly Karpov is Comedian-TV host Drew Carey is Comedian-actor Lea DeLaria is Author Mitch Albom is Actor Melissa McBride is Singer-songwriter Maxwell is Jeopardy host Ken Jennings is Singer-songwriter Jewel is Filmmaker Ryan Coogler is Singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz juh-ROHZ is
