Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

On May 23, 1984

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the second in the film series, directed by Steven Spielberg, was released in the US.

This Day in History - May 23

2010

The final episode of LOST aired.

1980

At the 33rd Cannes Film Festival, 'All That Jazz' and 'Kagemusha' were jointly awarded the Palme d'Or award.

1533

Henry VIII declared his marriage to Catherine of Aragon officially null and void, despite Pope Clement VII's refusal to allow it.

1788

South Carolina became the 8th state to join the United States of America.

1962

Twelve doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston performed the first successful reattachment of a human limb – it was the severed arm of a boy.

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