In a pivotal moment for public health awareness, Surgeon General C.

The music industry is notorious for its creative accounting practices and for onerous contracts that can keep even some top-selling artists perpetually in debt to their record labels.

Comedian Jackie "Moms" Mabley Passes Away at 81 On May 23, 1975, the world of comedy mourned the loss of one of its most beloved figures, Jackie “Moms” Mabley, who passed away at the age of 81 in White Plains, New York.

The Federal Republic of Germany (popularly known as West Germany) is formally established as a separate and independent nation.

John D. Rockefeller, Notable Industrialist and Philanthropist, Dies at 97 In a somber announcement, the world mourns the passing of John D.

Deeply in debt and relegated to a shabby theater, the musical Shuffle Along debuts at the Sixty-Third Street Music Hall on May 23, 1921.

Paul Deschanel had the makings of a fine President of France – until a series of bizarre incidents culminated in him falling out the window of a moving train.

On May 23, 1915, Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering World War I on the side of the Allies—Britain, France and Russia.

In a ceremony presided over by President William Howard Taft, the New York Public Library, the largest marble structure ever constructed in the United States, is dedicated in New York City.

Recognized for heroically protecting the American flag during the Civil War, Army Sgt.