On this day in history - Today, September, 23

Today in History

• 1965 The Indo-Pakistani War comes to an end after a UN-mandated ceasefire

  Also known as the Second Kashmiri War, the war was fought between India and Pakistan over the disput

• 1952 Nixon Makes his Checkers Speech

  The televised speech was made by then-Vice Presidential candidate Richard Nixon as a response to acc

• 1932 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is Founded

  The Middle Eastern country was created by merging the kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd by Ibn Saud, the k

• 1909 Phantom of the Opera makes its Literary Debut

  The novel about a disfigured musical genius was written by French writer Gaston Leroux. It was first

• 1889 Nintendo is Founded

  The Japanese gaming company was created by entrepreneur Fusajiro Yamauchi as a card company called N