On This Day for April 23 - Voting for Eritrea's independence , William Shakespeare is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. April 23 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY William Shakespeare READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1993 Voting for Eritrea's independence READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2007: Russian politician Boris Yeltsin—who became in 1991 the first popularly elected leader in his country's history and guided Russia through a stormy decade of political and economic retrenching until his resignation on the eve of 2000—died in Moscow. [Sort fact from fiction in our Russia quiz.] 2005: The first video—which was of YouTube cofounder Jawed Karim's visit to the San Diego Zoo—was uploaded on the YouTube Web site; approximately one year later the site had some 100 million videos. [ Take our computers and technology quiz.] 1998: James Earl Ray, convicted assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr., died in prison in Nashville, Tennessee. [Read about the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.] 1985: The Coca-Cola Company introduced New Coke, a reformulated soft drink meant to replace its flagship beverage; due to public outrage, however, the previous version of Coke was brought back as "Coca-Cola Classic" less than three months later. [Test your knowledge of popular drinks.] 1984: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Margaret Heckler announced that researchers had found what was believed to be the virus that causes AIDS; the infectious agent was later named HIV. [ Learn about early events in the outbreak of the AIDS epidemic in the United States.] 1976: The American band the Ramones, which was hugely influential in the rise of punk rock on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, released its eponymous debut album. [ How much do you know about musical groups?] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1954 Michael Moore American filmmaker and author 1968 Timothy McVeigh American domestic terrorist 1936 Roy Orbison American singer and songwriter 1928 Shirley Temple American actress and diplomat 1791 James Buchanan president of United States 1775 J.M.W. Turner English painter SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help