Me By hoganhildreth Apr 23, 1564 Shakespear Was Born Apr 23, 1616 Shakespear Died Apr 23, 1661 English king Charles II crowned in London Apr 23, 1838 English steamship "Great Western" crossing Atlantic docks in NYC Apr 23, 1851 Canada issues its 1st postage stamps Apr 23, 1900 1st know occurrence of word "hillbillie" (NY Journal) Apr 23, 1992 McDonald's opens its 1st fast-food restaurant in China Apr 23, 2000 I Was Born Apr 23, 2013 A 1% flash crash hits the US stock market after a news agency was hacked and claimed injury to President Obama Apr 23, 2013 The French National Assembly passes an amended bill legalizing same-sex marriage