What Happened on June 23, 2022

Historical Events

Newport Folk Festival

Singer-songwriter Paul Simon makes his Newport Folk Festival debut, joining headliner Nathaniel Rateliff for four songs at the end of his set tributing the songwriter

TV series "The Bear" created by Christopher Storer, starring Jeremy Allen White, premieres on Hulu
US Supreme Court declares for the first time that there is a constitutional right to carry a handgun in public for self defense, striking down a century-old gun law in New York that limited licenses, in a 6-3 vote [1] [2]

Events in 2022

Famous Deaths

Alain Plantefol, French rugby union second rower (11 Tests; Racing CF, SU Agen), dies at 79
Christina Bass-Kaiser, Dutch speed skater (Olympic gold 3000m 1972; World C'ship gold allround 1967, 68; 9 x WR's), dies at 84

Died in 2022 2022 Highlights