1611 - The mutinous crew of Henry Hudson's fourth voyage sets Henry, his son and seven loyal crew members adrift in an open boat in the Atlantic Ocean; they are never heard from again.
1713 - French residents of Acadia given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova ScotiaCanada.[1] (http://www.acadian-cajun.com/acadia5.htm)
1887 - The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. [2] (http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/cseh-twih/archives2_E.asp?id=25)
1915 - First wholesale slaughter of Armenian men in Harput (Kharpert), Turkey
1931 - Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to accomplish the first round-the-world flight in a single-engine plane. [3] (http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/Wiley_Post/EX27.htm)
The 23rd Infantry Regiment was constituted on 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry and was organized at Fort Trumbull, Connecticut.
In 1898, the 23rd Infantry was sent across the Pacific to participate in the seizure of Manila during the Spanish-American War.
The 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment is organized as a Stryker battalion and is assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team (Stryker), 2nd Infantry Division.
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