25 January 2023Abrams Tank DecisionJoseph Robinette Biden Jr
Approves sending Abrams tanks to Ukraine.
Historical records for United States of America in 2023, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Approves sending Abrams tanks to Ukraine.
Delivers his second State of the Union address.
Twelve newly confirmed moons raise Jupiter's recognized satellite count to 92 at the time.
Makes an unannounced visit to Kyiv.
Directs federal response after the Ohio train derailment.
Addresses bank failures and depositor protection.
Welcomes Finland joining NATO.
Says the United States will support F-16 training for Ukraine.
Signs a debt ceiling and spending agreement.
Schlegel helps oversee DESI as its Early Data Release makes spectra for about 1.8 million unique targets available to the scientific community.
Approves cluster munitions for Ukraine despite controversy.
The United States destroys its final declared chemical weapon, completing destruction of the last declared national stockpile under OPCW verification.
A command sequence inadvertently points Voyager 2's antenna away from Earth, interrupting normal communications.
Deep Space Network commands restore full communications with Voyager 2 after its antenna is realigned to Earth.
Chavez leads a study linking long-term changes in Neptune's cloud abundance with the Sun's eleven-year activity cycle.
Hosts leaders of Japan and South Korea.
Joins a United Auto Workers picket line.
Pledges support for Israel after the Hamas attack.
Requests security funding for Ukraine and Israel.
Signs an executive order on artificial intelligence safety.
Death of Apollo 16 astronaut and Apollo 13 support figure Ken Mattingly.
Voyager 1 stops returning readable science and engineering data after a flight-data-system memory problem.
Meets Xi Jinping during the APEC summit.
Pass leads Hubble observations refining the radius of nearby transiting exoplanet LTT 1445Ac and confirming its Earth-like size.
Shares the chemistry prize for discovering and synthesising quantum dots.
Shares the chemistry prize for discovering and synthesising quantum dots.
Shares the medicine prize for mRNA modifications enabling effective COVID-19 vaccines.
Juno begins very close flybys of volcanic Io.
Juno passes close to Io, obtaining detailed views and measurements of its volcanic surface.
Herrick identifies changes in Magellan radar images of Maat Mons that provide evidence for volcanic activity on Venus during the mission.
Co-writes and directs Barbie, combining a studio comedy with themes of identity and gender expectations.
Riess uses new observations to continue testing the expansion rate of the Big Bang universe
Reanalysis of Magellan images shows a volcanic vent near Maat Mons changing shape and size between observations, supporting active volcanism.
Hubble monitoring contributes evidence that Neptune's mid-latitude cloud cover fell dramatically after 2019.
Wong contributes to the long-term analysis connecting Neptune's changing cloudiness with variations in solar ultraviolet radiation.
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries enabling effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.
Writes and directs Priscilla, adapting Priscilla Presley's memoir about her relationship with Elvis Presley.
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