Today in History 07/23 (Battle of Chios)

Date: Jul 23, 1319

16th-century detailed map of Chios by Piri Reis
wiki/Battle_of_Chios_(1319)
(1319) Seafaring knights do battle in the Aegean.
Also on this day,
1952 | Egypt’s military coup is launched and an Egyptian king will abdicate
Also on this day,
1952 | Egypt’s military coup is launched and an Egyptian king will abdicate
Decadent, politically ineffectual, and increasingly unpopular, Egypt’s King Farouk is overthrown by a military coup headed by future Egyptian president Abdel Nasser. The Revolution of 1952 will erase the last trace of British colonial influence from Egypt and the Sudan.1967 | Violence in Detroit as the 12th Street Riot begins
Tensions between African American residents and the police flare in Detroit, Michigan, during an early morning raid on a nightclub. Before the riot ends five days later, 43 people will be killed, more than 300 injured, some 1,400 buildings burned, and more than 7,000 people will be arrested.1996 | Kerri Strug’s gutsy performance vaults US women to gold
Up against Russian and Romanian might, US women have put in a stellar performance at the Atlanta Olympics, and the first US women’s gymnastics team gold medal is secured when Kerri Strug sticks the landing on her second vault, despite having sprained her ankle on the first go.
Today in History 07/23/17

Date: Jul 23, 1952
The leaders of the revolution, Muhammad Naguib (left) and Gamal Abdel Nasser (right) in a Cadillac
wiki/Egyptian_revolution_of_1952