July 23rd



1874: Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colony dedicated to speech impediments.





1962: The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is signed… as expected, Laos has no opinion.




1982: The International Whaling Commission decides to end commercial whaling by 1985-86… or whenever Louie Anderson stops swimming, whichever comes first.