Abrams Tank Decision
Approves sending Abrams tanks to Ukraine.
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2023 in United States of America
Explore 48 historical events and records for United States of America in 2023.
Historical records for United States of America in 2023
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January
February
Second State of the Union
Delivers his second State of the Union address.
Twelve Additional Jupiter Moons Confirmed
Twelve newly confirmed moons raise Jupiter's recognized satellite count to 92 at the time.
Kyiv Visit
Makes an unannounced visit to Kyiv.
East Palestine Response
Directs federal response after the Ohio train derailment.
March
Bank Term Funding Program
The Federal Reserve creates the Bank Term Funding Program to offer loans of up to one year against eligible securities valued at par, providing an additional source of liquidity after acute stress at several United States banks.
Banking Crisis Response
Addresses bank failures and depositor protection.
April
Finland NATO Accession
Welcomes Finland joining NATO.
May
F-16 Training Support
Says the United States will support F-16 training for Ukraine.
June
Fiscal Responsibility Act
Signs a debt ceiling and spending agreement.
DESI Early Data Release
Schlegel helps oversee DESI as its Early Data Release makes spectra for about 1.8 million unique targets available to the scientific community.
July
Cluster Munitions Decision
Approves cluster munitions for Ukraine despite controversy.
United States Completes Chemical Stockpile Destruction
The United States destroys its final declared chemical weapon, completing destruction of the last declared national stockpile under OPCW verification.
Voyager 2 Antenna Misalignment
A command sequence inadvertently points Voyager 2's antenna away from Earth, interrupting normal communications.
August
Voyager 2 Communications Restored
Deep Space Network commands restore full communications with Voyager 2 after its antenna is realigned to Earth.
Neptune Cloud Solar Cycle
Chavez leads a study linking long-term changes in Neptune's cloud abundance with the Sun's eleven-year activity cycle.
Camp David Trilateral Summit
Hosts leaders of Japan and South Korea.
September
UAW Picket Line Visit
Joins a United Auto Workers picket line.
October
Israel Support After Hamas Attack
Pledges support for Israel after the Hamas attack.
Supplemental Security Request
Requests security funding for Ukraine and Israel.
Artificial Intelligence Executive Order
Signs an executive order on artificial intelligence safety.
Death of Ken Mattingly
Death of Apollo 16 astronaut and Apollo 13 support figure Ken Mattingly.
November
Voyager 1 Flight Data System Fault
Voyager 1 stops returning readable science and engineering data after a flight-data-system memory problem.
Xi Jinping Meeting
Meets Xi Jinping during the APEC summit.
LTT 1445Ac Size
Pass leads Hubble observations refining the radius of nearby transiting exoplanet LTT 1445Ac and confirming its Earth-like size.
December
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Shares the chemistry prize for discovering and synthesising quantum dots.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Shares the chemistry prize for discovering and synthesising quantum dots.
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Shares the medicine prize for mRNA modifications enabling effective COVID-19 vaccines.
Io Flyby
Juno begins very close flybys of volcanic Io.
Juno First Close Io Flyby
Juno passes close to Io, obtaining detailed views and measurements of its volcanic surface.
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Active Volcanism on Venus
Herrick identifies changes in Magellan radar images of Maat Mons that provide evidence for volcanic activity on Venus during the mission.
Artificial Intelligence Journalism Challenges
Rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence created new issues for publishers concerning copyright, misinformation and news production.
Asteroid City Cannes Competition
Presented Asteroid City in the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
Asteroid City Feature
Wes Anderson directed Asteroid City, combining a desert science-fiction setting with a play-within-a-film narrative.
Barbie
Co-writes and directs Barbie, combining a studio comedy with themes of identity and gender expectations.
Hubble Constant
Riess uses new observations to continue testing the expansion rate of the Big Bang universe
JWST Confirmation of LHS 475 b
Co-leads Webb observations confirming rocky exoplanet LHS 475 b.
JWST Confirmation of LHS 475 b
Co-leads Webb spectroscopy confirming the existence and size of LHS 475 b.
Maat Mons Vent Change
Reanalysis of Magellan images shows a volcanic vent near Maat Mons changing shape and size between observations, supporting active volcanism.
Neptune Cloud Decline
Hubble monitoring contributes evidence that Neptune's mid-latitude cloud cover fell dramatically after 2019.
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