Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, in a dinner suit and top hat, pointing to the road sign above his head, West 61st Street and Broadway, on his 61st birthday, May 23, 1940.
Photo: Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images
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23 May 1967
BBC's director of sound broadcasting, Frank Gillard, informs EMI head Sir Joseph Lockwood that, with regard to "A Day in the Life,"
we cannot avoid coming to the conclusion that the words “I’d love to turn you on”, followed by that mounting montage of sound, could have a rather sinister meaning.
The BBC's ban was reportedly lifted in 1972, though whether they'd decided it was not sinister or that that was the point is unclear.
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#OTD in Irish History | 23 May:
#OTD in Irish History | 23 May:
1561 – The first court of High Commission, a group of officials and Protestant clergy, is set up to enforce the Reformation in Ireland.
1754 – Birth of Dr. William Drennan in Belfast; physician, poet, educationalist political radical and one of the chief architects of the Society of United Irishmen. Drennan’s poetic output included some powerful and moving pieces. He is chiefly remembered today…
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Today in Disney Channel History...
The book Rise of the Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel by Melissa de la Cruz was published (23 May, 2017)
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Louis Tomlinson • One Direction • Real Madrid
Madrid, 23.05.2013
It’s everyone here supporting Liverpool tonight because of Louis Tomlinson???
I’m NOT! 😎
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Aunt May talking to Peter | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Sally Field talking about Andrew Garfield | SAG Awards (2023)
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Eunice Kennedy and R. Sargent Shriver at their wedding reception in the Starlight Room of the Waldorf, May 23, 1953. The ceremony had taken place at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Photo: New York Daily News via Getty Images/The Knot
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@Scott_Mills: Just interviewed @5SOS in Norwich haven't I? Hear it 3-4pm @BBCR1 #BigWeekend
23 May 2015
@BBCR1: Waiting in the wings to open your #BigWeekend... Here's @5SOS 😍😃
23 May 2015
I'm getting thigh acne just looking at this pic
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Jensen Ackles on the Blue Carpet, "The Boys - Season 3" special screening at Le Grand Rex on May 23, 2022 in Paris, France.
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