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October 23

3 sourced moments from October 23 in history: Archbishop Ussher dated the creation of the world (-4004); The First Parliament of Great Britain Met (1707); and Apple introduced the iPod (2001).

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3 things happened on October 23

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2001 Technology · Inventions

Apple introduced the iPod

With "1,000 songs in your pocket," Apple turned a small white box into the soundtrack of a decade.

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1707 Society & Economy · Politics & Law

The First Parliament of Great Britain Met

After two ancient kingdoms merged into one, a brand-new legislature gathered at Westminster for the very first time.

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-4004 Religion & Beliefs · Sacred Texts

Archbishop Ussher dated the creation of the world

By counting biblical generations, an Irish archbishop pinned the universe's birth to a single autumn date.

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