2023 was a year of big anniversaries
A lot of big news happened in 2023, but it was also a year to remember things that happened in other years.
That's right — we're diving into history with a year-end roundup of anniversaries.
It was 50 years ago that hip-hop began at a Bronx party. Exactly one month later, a brutal military coup in the South American country of Chile shocked many Americans into political action.
It's been 60 years since 250,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas three months later.
Israel declared independence 75 years ago, while Palestinians mourned 75 years since the Nakba, or catastrophe.
Without further ado, here's a list of articles from 2023 about notable historical happenings, organized by what month they originally occurred.
January
2013: In 2023, it feels like the world is on fire. But it'll be OK if you just tell yourself, "this is fine" ... right? In 2013, Question Hound's most famous comic strip debuted, which over the years spawned a mass of internet memes.
1943: Casablanca opened nationwide in the U.S. The movie about refugees fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe included actors who were refugees themselves.
