On this day in history - Today, March, 23

Today in History

• 1888 The Football League meets for the first time

  The league featuring teams from England and Wales was the world's oldest Association Football league

• 1933 The Enabling Act of 1933 grants Adolf Hitler dictatorial powers in Germany

  With the Ermächtigungsgesetz, Hitler was awarded the legal right to issue laws even if in breach of

• 1956 Pakistan becomes the world's first Islamic republic

  The Dominion of Pakistan also included the area of modern-day Bangladesh or East Pakistan, which sec

• 1980 Archbishop Óscar Romero calls on members of the El Salvador armed forces to stop killing their fellow Salvadorians

  A death squad assassinated the archbishop only one day after his famous sermon.

• 2001 The Russian space station Mir plunges into the sea

  The legendary station was disposed of in a controlled crash after 15 years in space.