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January 28, 2023
On January 28, 2023, protests begin in the United States after police beat and kill Tyre Nichols. The year's #1 song was "Last Night" by Morgan Wallen.
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Featured · January 28, 2023
Protests begin in the United States after police beat and kill Tyre Nichols.
Protests over the killing of Tyre Nichols began on January 27, 2023, following the release of police body camera and surveillance footage showing five Black officers from the Memphis Police Department beating Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man. The police assault on Nichols occurred on January 7, 2023, and he died three days later in a hospital. The five officers were subsequently fired and charged with second-degree murder.
Around 2023
The year in brief
2023 (MMXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2023rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 23rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2020s decade.
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On January 28, 2023
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2023 Protests begin in the United States after police beat and kill Tyre Nichols. 2023 protests following the death of Tyre Nichols
Protests over the killing of Tyre Nichols began on January 27, 2023, following the release of police body camera and surveillance footage showing five Black officers from the Memphis Police Department beating Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man. The police assault on Nichols occurred on January 7, 2023, and he died three days later in a hospital. The five officers were subsequently fired and charged with second-degree murder.
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Other moments from 2023
- April 10 A mass shooting occurs at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky, that leaves five victims dead and eight wounded.
- April 11 During the Pazigyi massacre, an airstrike conducted by the Myanmar Air Force kills at least 100 villagers in Pazigyi, Sagaing Region.
- April 13 The house of Jack Teixeira is raided in an investigation into leaked Pentagon documents; he is arrested on the same day.
- April 14 The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency.
- April 20 SpaceX's Starship rocket, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, launches for the first time. It explodes four minutes into flight.
- April 4 Finland becomes a member of NATO after Turkey accepts its membership request.
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