October 23----------------------1707 The Parliament of Great - TopicsExpress

October 23----------------------1707 The Parliament of Great Britain, created by the Acts of Union between England and Scotland, held its first meeting.////////1925 Comedian and talk show host Johnny Carson was born in Corning, Iowa. /////1942 Britain launched a major offensive against Axis forces at El Alamein in Egypt during World War II. //////1956 An anti-Stalinist revolt began in Hungary. /////1973 President Richard M. Nixon agreed to turn White House tape recordings requested by the Watergate special prosecutor over to Judge John J. Sirica.//////1987 The U.S. Senate rejected the Supreme Court nomination of Robert H. Bork, 58-42.