Today in History: Army sent to enforce desegregation at an Arkansas school in 1957

Here are some major significant events that happened on September 23:

38 – Drusilla, Caligula’s sister who died in June, with whom the emperor is said to have an incestuous relationship, is deified.

1459 – The Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Wars of the Roses, is won by the Yorkists.

1821 – Tripolitsa, Greece, is captured by Greek rebels during the Greek War of Independence.

1918 – World War I: The Battle of Haifa takes place in present-day Israel, part of the Ottoman Empire at that time.

1948 – Honda Motor Company founded. Soichiro Honda establishes Honda Motor Company, which would become one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers.

1951 – George VI, king of the United Kingdom, has his left lung removed in an operation after a malignant tumour was found.

1957 – President Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.

1979 – CompuServe launches the first consumer Internet service. CompuServe becomes the first company to offer online services to consumers, setting the stage for the development of the modern Internet.

2005 – Hurricane Rita makes landfall. Hurricane Rita, a powerful Category 5 storm, hits the Gulf Coast of the United States, affecting Texas and Louisiana and causing widespread destruction.

2024 – Israel launches airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, killing more than 490 people.