August 23 in History

• 1919

  August 23, 1919:

  An animated strip titled "Gasoline Alley" is premiered in Chicago. It was created by American cartoonist, Frank King.

• 1946

  August 23, 1946:

  The first showing of Howard Hawks-directed movie titled "The Big Sleep" takes place in the United States. It has Humphrey Bogart and Dorothy Malone as some of its key actors.

• 1963

  August 23, 1963:

  The Beatles issues their song entitled "She Loves You" in the United Kingdom. It would be the group’s best-selling song in the country for 14 years.

• 1967

  August 23, 1967:

  The Beatles continue with the recording of their song titled "Your Mother Should Know".

• 1978

  August 23, 1978:

  "King Tut", a popular song by American music collective Steve Martin and the Toot Uncommons, is awarded gold certification. It’s off his album titled “A Wild and Crazy Guy”.

• 1989

  August 23, 1989:

  Singer, Ric Ocasek ties the knot with popular model, Paulina Porizkova. Ocasek is known for his time with the rock group known as ‘The Cars’.

• 1993

  August 23, 1993:

  Police in Los Angeles publicly announces their intention to investigate the alleged child molestation case by singer Michael Jackson.

• 1996

  August 23, 1996:

  “She's The One”, a movie starring Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz, begins showing in theatres across the U.S.

• 2000

  August 23, 2000:

  A star is placed on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame in honor of singer Kenny Loggins. He’s known for his song titled "Footloose".

• 2019

  August 23, 2019:

  American singer, Taylor Swift drops her 7th studio album titled “Lover”. It would be nominated for the “Best Pop Vocal Album” prize at the 2020 Grammy Awards.