MONDAY, June 23, 2025

930-World's oldest parliament, the Icelandic Parliament is established, the Alþingi (anglicized as Althing or Althingi)

1868-Christopher Latham Sholes patents the Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful of its kind

1960-First contraceptive pill is made available for purchase in the United States

1974-First extraterrestrial message sent from Earth into space

1983-Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa meets Pope John Paul II during papal visit to Poland

2016-United Kingdom votes in the Brexit referendum to leave the European Union