Today in history: April 23
In 1992, McDonald’s opened its first fast-food restaurant in the Chinese capital of Beijing.
1954: Hank Aaron
In 1954, Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hit the first of his 755 major-league home runs in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals. (The Braves won, 7-5.)
1969: Sirhan Sirhan
In 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for assassinating New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. (The sentence was later reduced to life imprisonment.)
1971: Vietnam War
In 1971, hundreds of Vietnam War veterans opposed to the conflict protested by tossing their medals and ribbons over a wire fence in front of the U.S. Capitol.
1992:McDonald’s
In 1992, McDonald’s opened its first fast-food restaurant in the Chinese capital of Beijing.
1993: Cesar Chavez
In 1993, labor leader Cesar Chavez died in San Luis, Arizona, at age 66.
1998: James Earl Ray
In 1998, James Earl Ray, who confessed to assassinating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and then insisted he’d been framed, died at a Nashville, Tennessee, hospital at age 70.
2005: YouTube
On April 23, 2005, the recently created video-sharing website YouTube uploaded its first clip, “Me at the Zoo,” which showed YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim standing in front of an elephant enclosure at the San Diego Zoo.
2012: Jennifer Hudson
Ten years ago: Actor-singer Jennifer Hudson broke down in tears while testifying at the Chicago trial of William Balfour, the man accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in a jealous rage in 2008. (Balfour was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.)
2017: Emmanuel Macron
Five years ago: Centrist Emmanuel Macron (eh-mahn-yoo-EHL’ mah-KROHN’) and far-right populist Marine Le Pen advanced to a May runoff in France’s presidential election (Macron ended up defeating Le Pen).