On September 23, 1952, Richard Nixon used television, financial disclosure and a family dog named Checkers to save his place on Eisenhower’s ticket.
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Today in History – September 23
Explore September 23 through six deeply researched stories: the Italian Social Republic, Assaye, Augustus, Neptune, Saudi Arabia and Nixon’s Checkers speech.
September 23, 1932 | The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Is Proclaimed
On September 23, 1932, a royal order took effect uniting the territories ruled by Abdulaziz under one name: the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
September 23, 1846 | Neptune Is Found Where Mathematics Predicted
On September 23, 1846, Johann Galle and Heinrich d’Arrest identified Neptune near the position calculated by Urbain Le Verrier—a triumph and controversy of celestial mechanics.
September 23, 63 BCE | Augustus Is Born in Rome
Born Gaius Octavius on September 23, 63 BCE, Augustus rose from Julius Caesar’s heir to sole ruler and built the political architecture of the Roman Empire.
September 23, 1803 | The Battle of Assaye
At Assaye in central India, Arthur Wellesley attacked a much larger Maratha army. The hard-fought victory became central to British expansion—and to his later legend.
September 23, 1943 | Mussolini Proclaims the Italian Social Republic
On September 23, 1943, Mussolini announced a new Fascist state in German-occupied northern Italy—an unstable regime that deepened civil war, persecution and deportation.