WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025

1777- King Louis XVI of France and his Foreign Minister clandestinely agree to supply the United States with munitions during the American Revolution

1829-William Austin Burt patents America's first typewriter, the typographer

1840-Union Act passed by British Parliament, uniting Upper and Lower Canada

1944-Bretton Woods Conference ends, establishes the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, later part of the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund

1993-China Northwest Airlines BAe146-300 crashes at Yinchuan, 55 killed

1995-Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered and becomes visible to the naked eye nearly a year later

1999-ANA Flight 61 is hijacked in Tokyo, Japan

2019-U.S. Senate passes bill championed by comedian Jon Stewart to ensure 9/11 first responders fund never runs out of money

2024-China announces plans to raise its retirement age from 60 for men and 55/50 for women, one of the lowest in the world