This Day In History

October 23
1707
The first Parliament of Great Britain meets.
1917
Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
1946
The United Nations General Assembly convenes for the first time, at an auditorium in Flushing, Queens, New York City.
1973
A United Nations sanctioned cease-fire officially ends the Yom Kippur War between Israel and Syria.
1998
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Chairman Yasser Arafat reach a "land for peace" agreement.
2002
Moscow Theatre Siege begins: Chechen terrorists seize the House of Culture theater in Moscow and take approximately 700 theater-goers hostage.