September 23: Nintendo, the Start of Data Processing and Modicare

On This Day in History September 23, 2020 Historical Events 1122  Concordat of Worms agreed between Pope Calixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V 1821  Fall of Tripolitsa, Greek forces massacre 30,000 Turks during Greek War of Independence 1862  Otto von Bismarck appointed Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Prussia by King Wilhelm I 1884  American Herman Hollerith patents his mechanical tabulating machine, the beginning of data processing 1889  Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda 1957  President Dwight D. Eisenhower orders US troops to support integration of nine black students at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas 2018  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches "Modicare", free heathcare for 500 million, world's biggest healthcare program More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Augustus Caesar (63 BC - 14) Kublai Khan (1215 - 1294) Ray Charles (1930 - 2004) Typhoid Mary (1869 - 1938) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Pablo Neruda (1904 - 1973) Sigmund Freud (1856 - 1939) More Famous Deaths Weekly Quiz for September 23-29 Did Napoleon Bonaparte graduate from his military academy 42nd out of 51? What year was Nintendo founded in Japan? And more questions from this week in history. Take the Quiz You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand